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Last week, Daniel Ek bought $50m in Spotify stock. Today, Spotify’s share price sunk to an all-time low.

Last week, Daniel Ek bought $50m in Spotify stock. Today,...

Ek tweeted on Friday that he believed Spotify's "best days are ahead" Source

Bad Bunny is king of Spotify, setting new all-time record for streams in a single day

Bad Bunny is king of Spotify, setting new all-time record...

In 2021, Bad Bunny was the most-streamed artist in the world on Spotify for the...

$1.3bn-valued DistroKid moves into video distribution with new DistroVid launch

$1.3bn-valued DistroKid moves into video distribution with...

The DistroVid platform will allow artists to upload an unlimited amount of music...

UnitedMasters Launches Beat Selling Marketplace.

UnitedMasters Launches Beat Selling Marketplace.

Steve Stoute’s independent artist distribution platform UnitedMasters, which raised...

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NMPA Clarifies Royalty Rate Increase

NMPA Clarifies Royalty Rate Increase

The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), the Nashville Songwriters Association...

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Is TikTok Becoming A Record Label?

Is TikTok Becoming A Record Label?

Whenever the idea of TikTok becoming a record label is raised in music biz circles,...

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Record labels and publishers ink major settlement, moving from 9.1 cents to 12 cents per track for US mechanical royalties on physical sales

Record labels and publishers ink major settlement, moving...

Agreement reached to settle rate negotiation in the US Source