Drake’s Spotify gamble is paying off: Views just made $8m in a day

Streaming and track downloads having very little impact as iTunes sales soar

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How Beyoncé’s Lemonade is making $3m a day – while saving Jay Z’s business

Each week, The MBW Review gives our take on some of the biggest news stories of the previous seven days. This week, we’re take a speculative look at whether Lemonade – the greatest blockbuster album experiment for some time – is paying off for Beyoncé and her label. The MBW Review is supported by FUGA. … Continued

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YouTube’s dreaming of a $40bn record business. Just a ‘fantasy free-for-all’?

Does YouTube’s lofty prediction for the music industry hold any water?

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The average music streaming subscriber is paying less than $1 a week

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Kobalt’s revenues accelerate 26% as Ahdritz says ‘it’s all going to plan’

‘I am very excited. We have some of the biggest and best tech investors.’

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