For The Record (July 8): Merlin, Jaxsta, ICMP, AIM, Lizzo

Music Week’s round-up of essential music biz stories you might have missed... Merlin x Jaxsta Music credit database Jaxsta has entered into a commercial access agreement with Merlin, granting it a partnership deal with the digital licensing agency and its participating members. Jacqui Louez Schoorl, Jaxsta’s CEO, said: "We are ...

Magnificent 7digital?: (L-R) Tamir Koch and John Aalbers

'We can fix this': Music tech investor pledges cash injection to rescue 7digital

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7digital posts revenue increase, seeks urgent cash injection

'It's part of artists' journeys': Spotify execs praise Who We Be Talks impact

Love Island delivers more Shazam records

'This isn't happening anywhere else': DJ Semtex & Ms Banks on Spotify's podcast magic

Music Week cover star DJ Semtex has said that Spotify’s Who We Be Talks podcast offers a platform for artists that doesn’t exist elsewhere in the music ...

'An important step': AIM's Paul Pacifico on the fake streams clampdown

It’s a modern version of an old problem. Streaming manipulation is currently in the headlines, following increasing reports of bots manipulating playcounts and even actual users being paid ...

SoundCloud taunts Spotify as streaming giant shutters direct uploads

SoundCloud has mocked Spotify after the streaming giant announced it was closing its direct upload service for independent artists. In a tweet on the official account shortly ...

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