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# WED. BRIEF: Spotify UMG Deal Reaction • Kanye Steams Platinum • ASCAP’s 3rd $1B Year • More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/am-brief-spotify-umg-deal-reaction-kayne-steams-platinum-ascaps-3rd-1b-year-more/
- Published: 2017-04-05T07:51:15.000Z
- Updated: 2017-04-05T07:51:15.000Z
- Description: Music Business News From Around The Web The impact of the Spotify and UMG deal will be both more and less than most think. Updated continuously under our More News tab
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Chance The Rapper, Eminem, Frank Ocean, Freemium, Katy Perry, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Universal Music Group, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

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*The impact of the Spotify and UMG deal will be both more and less than most think.*

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