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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business

Music business news, but make it snappy! Who has time to read long articles where there's an ad between every paragraph? We cut through the crap and give you a rapid-fire summary of the deals, appointments and other news presented in an easy-to-read and straight to the point way.
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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business
One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 6 min read

⏩ One Liners - music business news in brief: Def Jam Sweden, Warner Chappell x Defected, beatBread appoints new Head Of Finance, Scottish Album of the Year longlist announced

Today: BPI, Sony Music Germany, The University Of Wolverhampton, Armada Music, Scottish Album Of The Year - or SAY - Award, Tencent Music Entertainment Group, Tune.fm, Disco, Salt, beatBread, Warner Chappell x Defected, Universal Music Sweden, Def Jam Recordings Sweden…
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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 8 min read

⏩ One Liners - music business news in brief: Audiomack x Mogul, Jasleen Royal’s legal battle with T-Series, Rough Trade's Denmark Street store, Concord labels rejig, NewJeans want ex-Ador CEO reinstated + more

Today: Audiomack, TunedGlobal, 5020 Records, Great Entertainment, Audoo, T-Series, Namecheap, Tracksy, Singular Hearing, Rough Trade, National Independent Venue Association, Concord Records, MXTR, NewJeans, Queen, Mew + more…
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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 11 min read

⏩ One liners - music business news in brief: Audius x Kobalt, Sabrina Carpenter’s Redken haircare tie-up, Travis Barker inks temporary tattoo deal, IMPF’s new General Secretary, Audible’s audiobooks AI play, Fire Festival reboot + more

Today: Audius, Kobalt, Redken, Inkbox, MV2, New Lost City Records, Moshi Moshi, Concord, IMPF, The Royalty Network, Global Music Junction, Recording Academy, Amuse, Sirius XM, Apple, Primary Wave, Fire Festival II, MMF, IFPI + more…
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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 5 min read

⏩ One Liners - music business news in brief: Roblox touts music discovery, launches charts, BLACKPINK’s Jennie signs with Columbia Records, Kendrick Lamar to headline Apple Music-sponsored Super Bowl halftime show, Spinal Tap bans Trump from using music

Today: James Ford, UMPG, Paul Oakenfold, Kassner Music, Low Profile, Capitol Records, Columbia Records, Spinal Tap, Roblox, Global, Kendrick Lamar, Apple Music, National Album Day, Kilimanjaro Live, PRS Foundation, Southbank Centre…
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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 7 min read

⏩ One Liners - music business news in brief: IDOL inks deal with Berlin’s City Slang; appointments at Third Side, Pulse Music Group, Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia; LabelRadar launches Artist Network, AppFigures data shows Bluesky booming

Today: news from Interscope, Blue Raincoat, IDOL, City Slang, Myst Music, The Orchard, Third Side Music, Pulse Music Group, Sony Music Publishing Scandinavia, Beatport, LabelRadar, Bluesky, YouTube, DAACI, Soundstripe, Snap, Safe Superintelligence, Eventbrite +more…
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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 9 min read

⏩ One Liners - music business news in brief: new Norwegian label group Sounds Like Gold partners with Virgin Music Group, Gallagher + Gou to front Stone Island campaign, A2IM partners with GoGoods, Shkreli hands over 15 copies of Wu-Tang album

Today: Sounds Like Gold, Virgin Music Group, Stone Island, Warner Chappell Music, A2IM, GoGoods, Bucks Music Group, Sony Music Publishing, Position Music, Songtools, Sonicbids, CAPIF, Gigantic, Music Venue Trust + more…
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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 4 min read

⏩ One Liners - music industry news in brief: Downtown ups David Driessen to Chief Commercial Officer, Bytedance board rejig, DJ & producer revenue sharing platform Aslice to shutter; Polish broadcaster says no discussions about Jojo Siwa Eurovision slot

Objekt launches Kapsela, Hummon & Arejs launch 3686 RECORDS, David Driessen becomes Downtown Chief Commercial Officer, Zeno London hires former Warner exec Catherine Smiles, Bytedance appoints Xavier Niel to board + more…
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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 7 min read

⏩ One Liners - music business news in brief: Usher’s chicken shop drone show; Gemma Cropper rejoins BPI; Missy Elliot lawsuit to go to trial; HMV’s bumper Oasis sales; Sub.club brings premium content to Mastodon; Ultimate Seminar heads to Manchester

Usher’s Dave’s Hot Chicken launch, SM Entertainment partners with LG for naevis AI content, JYP threatens legal action against deepfake creators, Amazon to use Anthropic to power Alexa, Oram award winners announced, DJ Awards return + more…
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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 10 min read

⏩ One Liners: deals, digital, legal and live news including CKay’s Boyfriend Music; Sheeran’s Tingly Ted’s partnership; Brazilian stats, GR6 deal; Harry Styles railway viaduct; Morrissey’s moan; blockchain wakes up with PIP Labs and Aptos x Mereo deals

Today: CKay + Salubi’s Boyfriend Music Ltd, Tingly Ted’s x Toikido, Kobalt, Prescription Songs, Reservoir Media, Picklejar x Thompson Square, Virgin Music Group, Warner Music Nashville, GR6 x Sonar, Warner Chappell, TEG Dainy x acta, Pip Labs, Aptos Labs x Mereo, Fancircles, new ERA chair + more…
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⏩ One Liners: deals, appointments, streaming and digital news including funding rounds for Turntable Labs, Seat Unique; Warner’s Brazilian shuffle, ADOR CEO exits, ABBA v Trump public
One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 11 min read

⏩ One Liners: deals, appointments, streaming and digital news including funding rounds for Turntable Labs, Seat Unique; Warner’s Brazilian shuffle, ADOR CEO exits, ABBA v Trump

Today: Turntable Labs, Inc., Seat Unique, Nickleby Capital, The Black Label, Notting Hill Music, Roblox, IMG Artists, Warner Music Brazil, ADOR, OpenSea, YG Entertainment, fabric, Primary Wave, James Brown Estate, End Of The Road Festival + more…
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⏩ One Liners: deals, appointments, streaming and digital news including Legends ASM Global deal, Apple’s Airtel partnership, BMG financials, PRS Foundation promoter grants, plus latest releases public
One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 13 min read

⏩ One Liners: deals, appointments, streaming and digital news including Legends ASM Global deal, Apple’s Airtel partnership, BMG financials, PRS Foundation promoter grants, plus latest releases

Today: Legends deal to acquire ASM Global closes; Apple's deal with Indian tel-co Bharti Airtel prompts Wynk Music closure; Meta and Spotify plotting more integration; BMG financials, PRS Foundation promoter grants, BRIT Awards presenter talent search; latest new releases + more…
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