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Show Me the Body Unleash Single “Dance in the USA” Ahead of Spring Tour: Stream

Vocalist Julian Cashwann Pratt has also unveiled a new conversation series via YouTube. Show Me the Body Unleash Single “Dance in the USA” Ahead of Spring Tour: Stream Langdon Hickman

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Anna’s Archive ordered to pay Spotify over $300M in damages after illegally scraping 86 million files for “the largest truly open library in human history”

But who exactly will pay?

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Justin Bieber's Catalog Sees Streaming Surge Following Coachella Performance

“Beauty and a Beat” and “Baby” hit the Hot 100 for the first time in more than a decade.

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Justin Bieber’s Catalog Surges in Streams After Coachella, Returns to Hot 100 With Classic Hits

“Beauty and a Beat” and “Baby” hit the Hot 100 for the first time in more than a decade.

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Failure Announce Fall Tour, Unveil Single “The Rising Skyline” Featuring Hayley Williams: Stream

The latest single from Failure's new album Location Lost, coming out this Friday. Failure Announce Fall Tour, Unveil Single “The Rising Skyline” Featuring Hayley Williams: Stream Spencer Kaufman

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BTS and Amazon Launch Streamlined Merch Experience for Fans

ARMY will be able to simply walk through RFID exit lanes, simply tapping their cards rather than waiting in a checkout line.

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BTS and Amazon Partner to Streamline In-Venue Merch Experience

ARMY will be able to simply walk through RFID exit lanes, simply tapping their cards rather than waiting in a checkout line.

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Beatport CEO Robb McDaniels will step down in early July

There is a change at the top of electronic-music brand Beatport, with its CEO Rob McDaniels [pictured] revealing he will step down on 1 July after nine years leading the company. McDaniels will be taking a role as executive chairman of Beatport’s board of directors, in a managed transition that invo

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UMG and Concord sue fashion startup Quince for music in socials

Repeat after us: individuals can use copyrighted music in their social posts thanks to the licensing deals struck by those platforms… but brands can’t. They need sync licences, although a succession of brands have been sued by labels for ignoring that fact and using their tracks anyway. The latest l

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Country Profile – Japan 2026

The IFPI charts suggest that Japanese musical exports are booming, thanks to physical sales. The reality is slightly more complex  – but still positive. The success of music streaming in Japan isn’t just a growth story – it’s “a high-margin revolution” according to Takeshi Okada, president of Warner

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Matt Gralen promoted to CEO of Beatport, Helen Sartory upped to President & COO, as longtime Chief Exec Robb McDaniels moves to Executive Chairman role

Gralen previously served as President and CFO, while Sartory was most recently Chief Revenue Officer. Source

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The Cure's "Boys Don't Cry" and Early Influences

The band’s first song to pass one billion streams on Spotify

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Mika Noé: A Quiet Surge in the Electronic Landscape

German artist Mika Noé is experiencing a notable ascent, evidenced by a recent 32% increase in Spotify followers. This organic growth suggests a compelling artistic proposition emerging from the contemporary electronic music sphere.

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The Cure's "Boys Don't Cry" Achieves One Billion Streams

The band’s first song to pass one billion streams on Spotify

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The Cure Song Reaches One Billion Streams

The band’s first song to pass one billion streams on Spotify

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The Cure's Breakthrough Song Reaches One Billion Streams

The band’s first song to pass one billion streams on Spotify

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The Cure's "Boys Don't Cry" - A Spotify Milestone

The band’s first song to pass one billion streams on Spotify

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Member Feature: Unison's Publishing Rights Platform

In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor

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New Prince Single Released Ahead of Vault Project

The song is newly mixed and mastered by Grammy-nominated engineer and producer Chris James. New Prince Single “With This Tear” Released Ahead of Vault Project: Stream Travis Bland

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New Prince Single “With This Tear” Released Ahead of Vault Project: Stream

The song is newly mixed and mastered by Grammy-nominated engineer and producer Chris James. New Prince Single “With This Tear” Released Ahead of Vault Project: Stream Travis Bland