NEWS BRIEF: Digital $ Jump, Khan Exits Spotify, Valleyarm To EU, BMG Expanding, RCA, X5 & More

Digital Music Now Pays Artists More Than Clubs.(paidContent) UK Payouts via PRS from online services surged 45.3% to £38.5M.

• Spotify's head of special projects Shakil Khan is moving to social app startup Path as head of international business development.
• Valleyarm Launches Digital Music Distribution Service in The UK – Asia Pacific’s largest music digital distributor, Valleyarm, open the door to UK Labels and Artists to the fastest growing music sales market in the world.
• BMG confirms further expansion plans. (CMU)

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• How The RIAA & MPAA Are Like The Anti-Innovation German Weavers' Guild Of The 16th Century (techdirt) This may be the best title ever for a music industry essay.
• Jennifer Fowler was promoted to senior vice president, digital marketing at RCA Records. She was vice president, digital marketing, for RCA Music Group.
• Noelle Bell has joined X5 as account director. She was manager of digital sales at Sony Music Entertainment.
• ‘Def Jam Rapstar’ Sued by EMI For More Than $8 Million (Game Rant)
• ITunes Scammers Raked In Hundreds Of Thousands Using Stolen Credit Cards (HuffPo)