Spotify For Artists gets update, Google appeals €2.4 billion antitrust fine, and more
Here’s all the music industry news you need to know today.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of 25-year-old woman Louella Michie at Bestival. – via Guardian
Google today appealed the record €2.4 billion ($2.7 billion USD) antitrust fine levied against it by the European Union back in June over allegations the company promoted its own price comparison services over competitors’ – via The Verge
BMI payouts top $1bn for first time – but digital growth slows down – via MBW
Spotify is said to have crossed 150 million active users worldwide, and is rapidly approaching 65m paying subscribers. – via DMN
Spotify For Artists Adds Multiple Logins, Access Levels For Team Members – via Hypebot
The management team behind One Direction and 5 Seconds of Summer is expanding into the publishing sector with the launch of its own rights management business AMLOR. TheLed by Modest Management’s Richard Griffiths, Harry Magee and Will Bloomfield in partnership with veteran industry executive Blair McDonald – via Billboard
CDBaby To Donate Net Proceeds Of This Week’s Digital Sales To Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund – via Hypebot
London-based XL Recordings shared a £20 million dividend last year – via This Is Money
Liam Gallagher’s only Scottish show, at the Glasgow Hydro, was targeted by supertouts who managed to secure hundreds of tickets in mass purchases from Ticketmaster. – via Record
Spotify will be running a Songshop with songwriter Wayne Hector at Sarm Studios in London this week, as part of Spotify’s Secret Genius initiative. – via RotD
Andre 3000 Starring in Sci-Fi Film ‘High Life’ With Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche – via Billboard
Spotify no longer supports Apple’s Safari browser. – via TNW
The Weeknd Is Dropping Another H&M Collection Soon – via Complex
Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus Releases Solo Track to Raise Money for Dogs Impacted by Hurricane Harvey – via Billboard
Facebook adds a dedicated ‘Movies’ section offering showtimes and ticket sales. – via TechCrunch
Ricki-Lee releases video for ‘Not Too Late’
This article originally appeared on The Industry Observer, which is now part of The Music Network.