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# MON. BRIEF: Taylor Swift Rules • Merlin Passes $1B To Indies • Apple Sets Sept 12th Announcement • Streaming Challenges • More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/mon-brief-taylor-swift-rules-merlin-passes-1b-to-indies-apple-sets-sept-12th-announcement-streaming/
- Published: 2017-08-28T08:13:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-08-28T08:13:00.000Z
- Description: MONDAY 8.28.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Taylor Swift is #1 everywhere. I mean, everywhere. That's really all you need to know. Updated continuously under our More News tab
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, Music Business, Album cover, American Broadcasting Company, Arya Stark, Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song), Bey, Instagram, Look (American magazine), msuic, Taylor Swift, Thursday Night Football, Twitter, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:05

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