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Spotify stock suffered a more than $13-per-share dip on Friday (9/4), falling over 5% (to $248.21) from Thursday’s close as part of a more than $40 decrease since midweek. That loss continued on Tuesday (9/8)... Read More...

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Photo Credit: Gaana Chinese conglomerate Tencent officially owns more than a third of Gaana, one of India’s most popular music streaming services. Gaana higher-ups recently disclosed the ownership statistic ... Read More...

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A muted video of Donald Trump's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention appearing on YouTube on Friday, August 28th. YouTube muted Donald Trump's acceptance speech at the Republican National C... Read More...

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Spotify Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Paul Vogel recently stated that his company could achieve profitability “if we wanted to.” Vogel made the noteworthy remark – and other interesting comments – during the... Read More...

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Photo Credit: Sara Kurfeß New evidence suggests that Spotify is preparing to roll out a livestream concert feature. Screenshots of the “virtual event” function recently made their way onto social media, thou... Read More...
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photo: S K Kobalt Music subsidiary AWAL has stated that “hundreds” of its artists earn more than $100,000 per year from streaming. A surprising number are also making "millions." AWAL recently revealed the n... Read More...
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