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Germany’s recorded music sales grew 1.4% in the first half of 2025, marking a significant slowdown

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Anthropic beefs up legal team ahead of showdown with Universal Music Group (report)

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Nicki Shamel appointed Head of TuneCore, US

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Former Spotify exec Jérémy Erlich launches ALTA Music, signs K-pop star JENNIE

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ONErpm’s Emmanuel Zunz: ‘There are no more distribution companies, there are no more record labels. There are just companies providing solutions to creators.’

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