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Deezer CEO Explains How New UMG-Backed Streaming Royalties Model Works

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Dan Rys
16 hrs ago

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Deezer & Universal’s New ‘Artist-Centric’ Royalty Model Is Stirring Debate in the Industry

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Dan Rys
13 hrs ago

Sweeter Than ‘Sour’? Looking at Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Guts’ Debut-Week Performance

By
Andrew Unterberger
13 hrs ago

Hipgnosis to Sell Song Catalogs Worth $465M to Boost Stock, Reduce Debt

By
Elizabeth Dilts Marshall
18 hrs ago

Can Olivia Rodrigo Hook Up Fans With $20 Tickets Without Scalpers Getting In the Way?

By
Dave Brooks
11 hrs ago

Concord’s Bid for Round Hill Royalty Fund Strikes Positive Chord for Music Assets Market

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Glenn Peoples
1 day ago

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Kyle Denis, Jason Lipshutz, Andrew Unterberger
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Charts

Billboard Global Excl. US

1

Seven

Jung Kook Featuring Latto

2

Paint The Town Red

Doja Cat

3

LaLa

Myke Towers

Emerging Artists

1

NCT DREAM

2

Dream

3

Sexyy Red

Top Album Sales

1

Songs You Know By Heart: Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hit(s)

Jimmy Buffett

2

Utopia

Travis Scott

3

Everything Is Alive

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Deep Dive: The Distribution Revolution

In its newest Deep Dive, Billboard looks at how distribution for indie labels and acts has become the music industry’s new frontier.

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