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The IFPI Confirms 2019 was the Independents' Year for Streaming

Mark Mulligan

4 May 2020

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UPDATE: this post has been updated to correct an erroneous data point. Previously it stated that independent market share was 41%. It has been corrected to 29% Recently I wrote about how a little-known...

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Taylor Swift, Label Services and What Comes Next

Mark Mulligan

22 Nov 2018

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Billy Bragg

Taylor Swift has done it again, striking a deal with UMG that includes a commitment from the world’s largest label group to share proceeds from Spotify stock sales with artists, even if they are not...

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