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# THU. BRIEFING: Spotify Seeks $500M Loan • Facebook Shares, Video Views Soar • Ticketing Abuse • More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/am-briefing-spotify-seeks-500m-loan-facebook-shares-video-views-soar-ticketing-abuse-more/
- Published: 2016-01-28T08:40:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-01-28T08:40:00.000Z
- Description: Thursday 1.28.2016 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web If Facebook bought Spotify, they would control the music industry. Updated continuously under our More News tab here.
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, music, Spotify, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

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