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News September 20, 2017

The Prodigy signs to BMG, Spotify makes gains ion Q2, and more

The Prodigy signs to BMG, Spotify makes gains ion Q2, and more

Here’s all the music industry news you need to know this morning.

The Prodigy signs to BMG – via Variety

Spotify, Netflix And Instagram Make Gains In Q2 2017 – Music Industry Blog

Warner/Chappell signs a worldwide deal with Andy Burrows

(l-r) Mike Smith, MD, Warner/Chappell Music UK; Andy Burrows; Terri Hall (Andy’s manager)

Navigation app Waze announced a partnership earlier this year with Spotify to put playlists within the Waze app, and now the team-up is extending to iOS. – via TechCrunch

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Fogerty has signed an exclusive record deal with BMG for a new solo album and to reissue his solo catalogue – via Billboard

Adriana Restrepo, a leading figure in the Colombian music industry, has been appointed Chair of the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Board of IFPI. – via RotD

Blin.gy, the app that let users insert themselves into their favourite music videos, is shutting down. – via TechCrunch

The Scottish Rugby Union has severed ties with Viagogo after fans complained that the ticket platform was receiving an allocation of premium tickets that fans were not allowed to purchase through the normal system. – via Daily Record

Songwriter and artist Banks has signed a worldwide agreement with Kobalt including publishing administration for her catalogue and all future works. – via Kobalt

All LAB Records releases will now be distributed and marketed by ADA. – via RotD

Global digital distribution company IDOL has announced an exclusive deal with SRD (Southern Record Distributors). -via RotD

Pirate Bay digs itself a new hole: Mining alt-coin in slurper browsers – via The Register

Marilyn Manson Lets Howard Stern Read Text Messages From Justin Bieber – via Rockfeed

This article originally appeared on The Industry Observer, which is now part of The Music Network.

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