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SoundCloud private equity owners mulling $1 billion sale
The owners of SoundCloud are considering selling the company in a deal that could be worth over $1 billion…
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Spotify France says streaming tax to support artists is "monumental error", may "disinvest" from France
The French government has confirmed a new tax will be applied to music streaming services from next year to fund the Centre National De La Musique - a move strongly opposed by Spotify and the other digital music companies…
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TikTok rolls out Add To Music Apps tool into nineteen more countries
TikTok has rolled out the Add To Music App tool that allows users to save tracks they discover on the social media platform to their personal libraries on streaming services like Spotify and Amazon Music…
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Universal Music integrates with Beat Galaxy music hub on Roblox
Universal Music has announced a partnership with virtual world experts Supersocial to build a music hub on Roblox - Yungblud is the first Universal-signed artist set to participate…
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Spotify won't exit Uruguay following clarification to new ER rule in copyright
Spotify will not now exit the Uruguayan market after the country’s government clarified that labels and distributors, not streaming services, will be responsible for new equitable remuneration payments for performers…
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European Commission set to force changes to Apple's rules around in-app payments
The European Commission is putting the finishing touches to a ruling on Apple’s App Store rules following the lengthy investigation that was instigated by a complaint by Spotify five years ago…
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Apple to provide royalty boost to tracks delivered in Dolby Atmos
Apple Music is planning on paying a higher royalty on tracks delivered to the streaming service in spatial audio formats, even if users opt to listen in the standard format…
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Epic wins its app store rule legal battle against Google
Fortnite owner Epic Games has won in its legal battle over Google’s app store policies, which may force a change to the rules around in-app payments - though the web giant will appeal the judgement…
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Swiss collecting society SUISA's digital licensing hub sues X
SUISA Digital - the digital licensing hub owned by Swiss collecting society SUISA - has sued X for copyright infringement, meaning the social media firm is now fighting the music industry in both the US and German courts…
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Indie labels suggest delaying Spotify's royalty payout revamp to allow proper consultation
Indie label repping IMPALA has published a list of questions about Spotify’s plans to change the way it allocates revenue to each track each month - in particular seeking clarity on and proposing refinements for the new 1000 play threshold…
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IMPALA’s questions for Spotify over the changes it is making to its model
The European independent music community has lots of questions about the changes Spotify is making to the way it calculates what money is due to the record industry each month…
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Tidal lays off 10% of its staff
Following Spotify’s announcement that it will reduce its global workforce by 17%, Tidal has made 10% of its staff redundant as part of wider downsizing at parent company Block…