Labels respond to latest Lyor Cohen op/ed, which claims artists will be paid less after Article 13
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Universal will ignore artists’ unrecouped balances when it pays out Spotify share money… thanks to Taylor Swift
‘They have generously agreed to this, at what they believe will be much better terms than paid out previously by other major labels.’
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Universal is having a huge year – right on time for sale-hungry Vivendi
UMG’s current performance suggests that, with a strong Q4, it will turn over somewhere close to $7bn in the full year of 2018
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Glassnote signs global alliance with Kobalt’s AWAL, leaves behind major label system
‘It is truly a landmark day in the music industry and for the future of Glassnote.’
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Liberty Media: We’re ‘absolutely’ interested at looking into buying a stake in Universal Music Group
The starting pistols go off on the biggest music rights deal of the year
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One reason why Spotify’s deals with the major labels are balanced on a knife edge
Sony and Universal still own around 6% of Spotify – and won’t want to see the company’s value crumble
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NetEase Cloud Music completes $600m raise to take on Tencent
Baidu, General Atlantic, Boyu Capital and others plough money into Tencent Music rival
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‘It’s always in your best interest to bank a lot of karma chips in the music industry’
Big Deal founder Kenny MacPherson on success – and the opposite of success
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The future looks bleak for the album – can it be saved?
Music industry statistics paint a worrying picture for music’s most beloved format
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Was this the biggest mistake in the history of the music business?
Rockstar Games is making billions in video games. It’s not making them for the music industry.
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