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Songtrust adds another 55,000 artists to its rights management service

TechCrunch LA

in 2018 to $19.1 billion, according to data from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (which has been tracking the industry since the days when the dominant technology was the record player). Most of that growth is due to K-Pop, since South Korea accounts for 17.9% The global recorded music market grew 9.7%

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Smart Audio – A Lucrative Platform… If You Figure Out How To Leverage It

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America is smitten by smart audio / smart speakers (the terms are used interchangeably by industry analysts), making it the gift of the 2018 Holiday Season. It is expected that the majority of these 25 million smart speakers will be sold during the 2018 Holiday Season. The entire report is available HERE.

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