Author archives: Tim Ingham

Ebro Darden named Apple Music’s Global Head of Editorial for Hip-Hop and R&B

DJ/presenter will ‘find ways to connect with urban music communities and beyond’
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Spotify’s market cap sinks below $20bn for the first time since it went public

Spotify has seen more than $15bn wiped off its valuation since its peak ($35bn) in late July
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Spotify settles with Wixen, bringing $1.6bn lawsuit to an end

“Spotify is a huge part of the future of music, and we look forward to bringing more great music from our clients to the public on terms that compensate songwriters and publishers as important partners.”
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‘In A&R, you need to be able to have open and honest conversations with artists’

Decca Vice President Tom Lewis on the past, present and future of the iconic label
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‘The thrill of finding a new act, developing it, and then really breaking it – it’s still the biggest buzz.’

Modest!’s Richard Griffiths, Harry Magee and Will Bloomfield on how they built their company – and the future
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The global recorded music business is on course to top $20bn in annual revenues in 2019 – but it can’t over-rely on the USA

Mark Mulligan says that global sales hit $18.9bn this year
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Ed Sheeran’s Divide tour generated $432m in 2018 – a new world record

Sheeran and Taylor Swift secure the year’s two biggest tours
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UK artists are, on average, seeing four Spotify streams abroad for every one at home

Will Page presentation reveals how well British acts are performing overseas
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Latest version of Article 13 will fail to fix YouTube ‘Value Gap’, warns Vivendi and the record industry

Vivendi, IFPI and IMPALA all sign exasperated open letter regarding European Copyright Directive
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