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Prince catalogue lands on streaming platforms

Legacy Recordings has issued its first wave of Prince catalogue releases on streaming platforms. It is the first round of catalogue titles to be released through an exclusive agreement reached in June between Sony Music Entertainment and The Prince Estate. Since the death of Prince in 2016, his catalogue and ...

'Afrobeat will continue to blossom': Inside the plans for Virgin EMI's Lost Ones label

'This is going to run all summer long': Tom March on the Mamma Mia! phenomenon

'It is already shaping up to be an exciting label': Virgin EMI launches Lost Ones imprint

'D2C is now a major retail player': Townsend's Bruce McKenzie talks US expansion

Direct hit: Townsend Music goes Stateside with Echo And The Bunnymen bundle

Direct-to-fan powerhouse Townsend Music has teamed up with indie icons Echo And The Bunnymen to roll out its D2C On Tour model across the Atlantic. The Lancashire-based e-commerce ...

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The Lost noise: New Virgin EMI label targets 'unique' acts

Virgin EMI president Ted Cockle has told Music Week that its new Lost Ones imprint is developing a “sonically adventurous” roster. The label has been launched with former ...

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Unhappy shoppers?: What changes in supermarket retail mean for the music biz

Like the wait at the till on a Saturday morning, it’s been a long time coming. But, as exclusively revealed in this week’s Music Week, changes to ...

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'We never fell out with Mark': Cherry Red's Iain McNay on The Fall reissues campaign

"There's a lot more to come": Patrick Moxey on the rebirth of classic hip-hop label Payday Records

Idles, Jorja Smith and Let's Eat Grandma lead AIM Awards 2018 nominations

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