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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek promises more subscription options and bundles ahead as the platform’s ‘value-to-price ratio’ gets reconfigured. Spotify has been under fire for a lot of its decisions as of late, not least of all the company’s pivot to audiobooks in a bizarre pricing structure and its shuffling of its overall pricing tiers. The ..read more
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Taylor Swift makes another sweep of music streaming record-breaking, surpassing Spotify’s one-week streaming record, while similar records from Apple Music and Amazon Music trickle in.’ Taylor Swift knows all too well how to break records, and she’s already broken several more with her latest release, The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD) and its 31-track Anthology. The ..read more
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8h ago
Diddy’s alleged drug mule Brendan Paul pleads not guilty as the music mogul remains untouched, while his legal team focuses on the character of accuser Lil Rod. Brendan Paul, the 25-year-old former Syracuse University basketball player accused of serving as a “drug mule” for music and business mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, was formally arraigned in ..read more
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11h ago
As the ink dries on President Biden’s authorization of a Congressional bill that includes a TikTok divestiture order, the music industry is pondering what happens next. DMN Pro subscribers have already parsed through a detailed breakdown of the potential winners and losers following a TikTok ban. For those just tuning in: Congress recently passed ..read more
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16h ago
Miranda Lambert signs with Republic Records/UMG in a deal with Big Loud, hot on the heels of the release of her latest solo music and an upcoming appearance at Stagecoach Festival. After wrapping up her twice-extended Velvet Rodeo residency in Las Vegas, Miranda Lambert inks a deal with Republic Records, including support from Nashville-based Big ..read more
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16h ago
Following an outcry of how Luminate gathers physical sales data from record stores, the data analytics body will now work with independent partners to gather that data. The Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS), Alliance of Independent Media Stores (AIMS), and Department of Record Stores (DORS), who work together as Record Store Day, The Music ..read more
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16h ago
Last year in November, The Weeknd announced he was postponing the Australia & New Zealand leg of his ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ tour. Now that leg has been cancelled entirely with full refunds offered. The original postponement was describes as ‘unforeseen circumstances’ and the cancellation email received by ticket holders does not give an official ..read more
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17h ago
Letting the bidding war commence! After getting one-upped by Blackstone, Concord is now back with a slightly-better all-cash bid of $1.51 billion. Over the weekend, Blackstone bested Concord Chorus’ $1.4 billion all-cash offer for Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited with a juicier $1.5 billion offer. Now, Concord is quickly responding with a slightly-better, $1.51 billion offer ..read more
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17h ago
Warner Music Group has sold its media properties Uproxx, HipHopDX, and Dime Magazine to media veterans Jarret Myer, Rich Antoniello, and will.i.am. The trio have formed UPROXX Studios to manage these properties. The creation of UPROXX Studios also includes the exclusive license to represent WMG’s coveted YouTube inventory for all media sales in the United ..read more
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19h ago
Despite TikTok’s lobbying efforts and a multimillion-dollar ad campaign opposing the measure, the forced-sale bill has officially been signed into law. The Senate only recently voted in favor of the modified legislation – and a number of other measures – following the House’s approval over the weekend. And in keeping with past indications of support ..read more