Deezer launches own ‘Shazam’ feature, 2017 final Radio Ratings, and more
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Here’s all the music industry news you need to know today.
NOVA 106.9 dominated the final radio ratings survey of the year. Ash Bradnam, Kip Wightman and David ‘Luttsy’ Lutteral held onto their No. 1 spot, finishing with a 14.1 per cent audience share after sliding 0.3 points since last survey. – via news.com.au
Deezer has launched its own song recognition feature SongCatcher. It’s already available in BETA to a subsection of Deezer’s user base. – via PRNewsWire
Universal Music Publishing Australia has signed emerging artist Ecca Vandal to a worldwide publishing deal. – via The Music
Sirius XM Stock Falls On News Of 40% Royalty Rate Increase – via Hypebot
Erik Huggers, President and CEO of Vevo since 2015, is stepping down to pursue new opportunities. – via Billboard
Ellie Goulding’s cameo was stripped from the latest Star Wars film – via Daily Star
French gov files €10m complaint: Claims Amazon abused dominance – via The Register
UK Should Hold Google & Facebook “Liable for Illegal Content” After Brexit – via Torrentfreak
Use Twitter to find the exact time to play your favourite song on New Year’s Eve – via The Verge
SXWorks, a subsidiary of SoundExchange, has developed technology to help music publishers identify musical works that have been licensed under compulsory mechanical licenses with the US Copyright Office as “address unknown” by music users. – via PRNewswire
Gene Simmons of Kiss accused of sexual battery in lawsuit. – via HR
Pandora has overhauled its app on Comcast’s Xfinity X1 platform – via The Verge
A second special administrator argued in favour of Prince’s estate’s former lawyers repaying their commission in the canceled $31m recorded-music deal with Universal from earlier this year. – via Billboard
Tencent and JD.com invest $863M into e-commerce firm Vipshop to battle Alibaba – via TechCrunch
This article originally appeared on The Industry Observer, which is now part of The Music Network.