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# AM BRIEF: Spotify Nears UMG Deal • Social Media Sameness • Sillerman Is Back • More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/am-brief-spotify-nears-umg-deal-social-media-sameness-sillermans-back-more-1/
- Published: 2017-04-02T09:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-04-02T09:15:00.000Z
- Description: TUESDAY 4.4.17 Music Business News From Around The Web If the Spotify UMG deal is done, the other majors – and then an IPO – will follow. Updated continuously under. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/04/am-brief-spotify-nears-umg-deal-social-media-sameness-sillermans-back-more-
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Airline, Alexis Glick, American English, Andrew N. Liveris, Anthony Bourdain, Business Insider, Donald Trump, Facebook, Reuters, Twitter, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

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