BMG Revenue Jumps 21.8%

BMG Rights Management (BMG) reported revenue €507/US $629 million, up from €416/US $516 million last year, an impressive improvement of 21.8% over 2016.  

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WED. BRIEF: BBC Redfines ‘New Music’ • Tech Guides Legacy, Spinnin’ Labels • Doug Morris Inks Anderson.Paak • More

WEDNESDAY 3.28.18 Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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SoundMachine, Napster Partner For Music Streaming Service Aimed At Businesses

SoundMachine has partnered with Napster to create a new premium music subscription for retailers and businesses of all sizes. Business Premium powered by Napster blends SoundMachine’s scheduling and management features with. Continue reading

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Google, YouTube Help Users Avoid Paying For Spotify

[UPDATED] Spotify shared that 2 million users accessed illegal apps to avoid listening to ads since the first of the year.  While the music streamer is busy kicking them off. Continue reading

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Spotify 2018 Outlook: 200M Users, 96M Paid, $400M Loss

[UPDATED] Spotify shared its quarterly and yearly outlook in an SEC Monday. Highlights included a prediction of 198-208 million active users including 92-96 million paid, by the end of 2018. But. Continue reading

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TUE. BRIEF: BMG Revenue Soars • Spotify Predicts It’s Future • L.A. Reid’s Hitco Hires • More

TUESDAY 3.27.18 Music Business News From Around The Web  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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American Idol Doesn’t Produce Hitmakers: Here’s The Proof

Many musicians tend to have little respect for musical contest shows like American Idol, viewing it as a shortcut to success. The success may be somewhat exaggerated however, with new. Continue reading

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Spotify, Google, Amazon Can’t Seem To Find The Beatles To License Their Music

In this latest chapter of the "address unknown" saga, Google, Amazon and Spotify are apparently unable to locate Paul McCartney or John Lennon in the public records of the Copyright. Continue reading

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Taking The Music Industry Monopoly Seriously

As weakening antitrust laws and consolidation of businesses continue, virtually every corner of the music industry is now controlled by a choice few companies, whether its streaming or live music,. Continue reading

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Listen: First Album Composed By Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence has hit a number of milestones of late. Forget self-driving cars and microbots, the music industry has just seen its first album composed using artificial intelligence. 

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