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WEDNESDAY 10.4.17 Music Business News From Around The Web It feels wrong to write headlines that tie music to tragedy, but it would be far worse to pretend the connection. Continue reading

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NetEase Cloud Music Leads Electronic/Dance Music Growth in China

Recently China has been seeing massive rapid growth in its population's consumption of electronic/dance music over the past year. As online music platforms play an ever more important role in. Continue reading

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You Can Now Purchase Stock In Eminem’s Royalties

In what could be the canary in the coalmine for music business, rapper Eminem is now allowing stock in his music royalties to the buying public via the Royalty Exchange. Continue reading

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Spotify Partners With NS2 For Self-Service Ad Platform Test

Spotify recently launched a new self-service ad platform allowing promoters to upload and market their shows to specific fans. Currently in its beta in the US, the service has prompted. Continue reading

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TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot

This week, the posts on Hypebot that incited the most views covered how Ed Sheeran's Spotify earning could make you reconsider the financial value of streaming, how Zedge's acquirehire of. Continue reading

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Spotify Now Valued At $16 Billion By Investors

Private trades for Spotify stock are now valuing the music streamer at $16 billion, according to a new report. That's up $3 billion since June alone, and could put the. Continue reading

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Our Next President’s Husband Could Be An Entertainment Attorney

DLA Piper has appointed entertainment and media attorney Douglas Emhoff as a partner, based in the firm’s Los Angeles and Washington DC offices. In addition to being a respected lawyer,. Continue reading

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A Look Inside The ‘Offices’ Of Bandzoogle’s Team Of Remote Staffers

As modern work habits shift, the number of people working remotely has exploded. But what does that actually mean and look like at a music or music tech company? To. Continue reading

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Loss Of Fair Pay And Why We Should All Write Rock Operas [David Lowery]

Here we look at how the legal action (and inaction) by those in the federal government and the Department of Justice in particular has it challenging for songwriters to be. Continue reading

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ASCAP “I Create Music” 13th Annual Expo Set For May 7-9, 2018

ASCAP today announced that its 13th annual ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO will be held May 7 – 9, 2018 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles.

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23 Top Music Organizations Sign Letter On NAFTA Talks Demanding Protections For All Creators

President Trump has forced the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico; and included in that negotiation are important copyright and intellectual property provisions.

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