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# FRI. BRIEF: Spotify Ends SoundCloud Talks • Nielsen Nears Gracenote Acquisition • YouTube Settles w/ Music Pubs • More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/am-brief-spotify-ends-soundcloud-talks-nielsen-nears-gracenote-aquisition-youtube-settles-w-music-pu/
- Published: 2016-12-09T08:05:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-12-09T08:05:00.000Z
- Description: FRIDAY 12.9.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Spotify + SoundCloud would have been a powerful, if expensive, match. Perhaps it will happen post IPO. Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/12/am-brief-spotify-ends-soundcloud-talks-nielsen
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, music, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

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