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Universal Music, German Banks Offer Download Credit Cards

Berlin - Universal Music has partnered with the German Savings Bank Association on a loyalty rewards credit card service that, for between $16 and $27 per...

Amazon makes its music streaming service free with ads

TechCrunch reports: "Amazon is making its music streaming service free. The company previously offered free, ad-supported streaming only to customers who owned an Amazon...

Why Holding an Album Until Touring Resumes May Be a ‘Bad...

Billboard reports: "As 2021 looks more likely for live music to safely return, agents argue that releasing music -- and finding new avenues for...

CNET: Spotify Yet to License Major Labels for U.S. Launch

San Francisco - Spotify, the European streaming music service whose CEO has promised a U.S. launch by the end of 2010, has yet to sign a...

Ad-Supported Streaming Music Service We7 Posts $5.8M Loss

London - U.K. ad-supported streaming music service We7 posted a $5.8 million loss for its 2009 fiscal year, up from the $1.6 million loss reported in...

Warner Music India Launches, Headed By Former Sony Exec Jay Mehta

Billboard reports: "Warner Music Group is continuing its global expansion with the launch of a new affiliate in India." Read more

iHeartMedia Acquires Podcast Technology Company Voxnest

Music Business Worldwide reports: "iHeartMedia has entered into an agreement to acquire New York-based Voxnest, a podcast marketplace and provider of podcast analytics, publishing...

Having Sold Music Rights To 125 People via NFTs, This Blockchain...

Music Business Worldwide reports: "Last month, Ditto Music‘s blockchain-powered Bluebox platform pulled off a pioneering feat: what the company describes as “the first ever...

CAA Launches Initiative to Improve Representation in Entertainment

Variety reports: "Power agency CAA and its eponymous foundation have launched a new program to help storytellers accurately portray marginalized communities and sensitive social...

MySpace, PRS for Music Ink Promotional Partnership

London - U.K. performing rights organization PRS for Music on Monday announced a marketing partnership with News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) MySpace online social network. Under the terms,...