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Music lover and industry newbie originally from Leeds, I spend my days trying to make sense of a chaotic, ever-changing industry on DMN. I look forward to spirited (and constructive) discussions!

Top 10 Music Industry Stories Last Week

Charlotte Hassan
July 22, 2016
DMN rewinds to bring you the top 10 Music Industry stories this week. Apple Music Proposes Increased Songwriter Royalties; Can Spotify Survive? Apple Music plans to significantly increase songwriter royalty... Read More...

VKontakte: Enemy of the Music Industry No More?

Charlotte Hassan
July 21, 2016
Russian badboy VKontakte is going legit. Russia’s largest social media platform, Vkontakte, is now cooking plans to release a paid music streaming service. The first word emanated from the Moscow Times, with... Read More...

iHeartMedia, Cumulus, Entercom, Cox, Sun Broadcast Group and Shazam Collaborate on Groundbreaking Audio Measurement Solution

Charlotte Hassan
July 21, 2016
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Today, iHeartMedia, Cumulus, Entercom, Cox and Sun Broadcast Group announced an alliance with Shazam for a broader audio audience measurement solution in the US.  The bigger monitoring net will deliver mark... Read More...

SOCAN Acquires Music Rights Bulldog Audiam

Charlotte Hassan
July 21, 2016
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SOCAN isn't the sleepy Canadian rights society anymore... It's official: SOCAN, the Canada-based collecting society, has acquired digital rights company Audiam. The acquisition is designed to maximize digita... Read More...

Spotify Planning IPO For Q2 2017?

Charlotte Hassan
July 20, 2016
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According to a report by Bloomberg, Spotify’s Chief Executive Daniel Ek plans to take the streaming service public in the second half of 2017. Just before its tenth birthday, Spotify announced raising $1 bil... Read More...

Lost Your Hearing? This Can Be Reversed, Study Says.

Charlotte Hassan
July 20, 2016
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Hearing loss may not be permanent, but is a breakthrough ahead? A team of scientists have been studying hearing loss based on research carried out by Dr Albert Edge in 2013 who found a way to reverse hearing... Read More...

Executive Shuffle: Kobalt, Warner Music Group, UTA

Charlotte Hassan
July 20, 2016
The latest executive shuffles across the music industry… Kobalt has hired Tom Sansone as Chief Financial Officer.  Prior to Kobalt, Sansone worked at Gilt for over 7 years.  Throughout his time at Gilt, Sans... Read More...

A Closer Look At Apple Music’s Latest Moves…

Charlotte Hassan
July 19, 2016
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DMN zooms in on what Apple Music has been up to lately, and what this means for artists and fans… Healthy Subscriber Growth. Apple Music launched on June 30th, 2015.  The streaming platform quickly announce... Read More...

Deezer Finally Launches In the US…

Charlotte Hassan
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Deezer launches in the US, stiffening competition in the music streaming market. The French music streaming service, Deezer has finally launched in the US, increasing competition in the already crowded music... Read More...

And the Latest Apple Music Exclusive Is Coming from…?

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July 19, 2016
Rapper Travis Scott signs deal with Apple Music... A week ago, Travis Scott posted an Instagram picture of himself and Apple Music's Head of Content, Larry Jackson.  The image was captioned 'done deal,' whic... Read More...

Apple Music Proposes Increased Songwriter Royalties; Can Spotify Survive?

Charlotte Hassan
July 18, 2016
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Apple Music plans to significantly increase songwriter royalty rates. That could be a genius move. In a recent proposal to the US Copyright Royalty Board, Apple suggests that the royalty rate for publishers ... Read More...

Apple Is Fixing One of the Biggest iTunes Complaints…

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Apple Music brings you iTunes Match. According to The Loop, Apple is now using iTunes Match audio fingerprinting for its streaming service.  Longtime iTunes users have heard of Match, though the new version ... Read More...
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