The Industry Observer Daily episodes:

• July 26, 201827th July 2018

  Spotify subscriptions up by 12m

  YouTube hire head of global publishing strategy & operations

  Hyundai Mercury Prize shortlist announced

  Deadmau5 signs with Kobalt's AWAL

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• July 25, 201826th July 2018

  Emeli Sandé moves to licensing company PPL

  Instrumental has struck a deal with the UK's Official Charts Company CEO of the MPA Group to stand down

  XL Recordings turned over $67m in calendar 2017, and more.

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• July 24, 201825th July 2018

  Michael Knox launches partnership with BMG

  Demi Lovato has reportedly been rushed to a Los Angeles hospital

  Taylor Swift could be set to face legal action

  Ariana Grande working on a new docu-series

  Jennifer Lopez celebrates her 49th birthday.

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• July 23, 201824th July 2018

  Kevin Parker has hinted at new music

  Reuben James has signs with Warner/Chappell Music

  The earliest known recording of David Bowie found

  Drake is the biggest artist of all time on both Spotify and Apple Music.

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• July 22, 201823rd July 2018

  Louis Tomlinson changes management

  Splendour in the grass 2018 wraps up

  Kevin Parker worshiped at Splendour

  music critic Jonathan Gold dies age 57

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• July 19, 201820th July 2018

  BMG has expanded its deal with Cat Stevens

  Troye Sivan and Ariana Grande release the music video for "Dance To This"

  Sire Records Chairman is leaving the label

  Spotify democratise their playlists

  Muse have confirmed they will release their eighth LP

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• July 18, 201819th July 2018

  The Vamps sign a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music

  Will Gregory signs a deal with Decca Publishing

  Streaming has overtaken CDs in the German Music Market

  The Orchard promotes Chris Manning

  Apple Music to release Ed Sheeran's documentary.

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• July 17, 201818th July 2018

  UMG to launch Strategic Division in Nigeria

  APRA AMCOS announce the 2018 Art Music Awards finalists

  The Recording Academy announce key dates for 61st annual Grammy Awards

  European Union and Japan sign Free Trade Agreement/Economic Partnership.

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• July 16, 201817th July 2018

  ASCAP has signed an agreement with Tom Holkenborg

  FutureKind hires Josh Dalton

  APRA AMCOS and Screen Producers Australia join forces

  New music from Amy shark, Dean Lewis, Thelma Plum and Tash Sultana.

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• July 15, 201816th July 2017

  AWAL partners with rising country music star, Austin Burke

  Ariana Grande shares "God Is a Woman'

  Sony/ATV Music Publishing partners with a new Elvis Presley musical

  Carmouflage Rose's track "LATE NIGHTS" has now gone GOLD

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