Apple today announced it has finalized its acquisition of Shazam, the song-recognition app, for an estimated $400 million, according to Recode. The application can identify music, movies, advertising, and television shows, based on a short…

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After their deals with Artists and Managers, Spotify strikes again in launching a new beta feature, that will allow independent artists to upload tracks to the service directly and without any label or digital aggregator….

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According to Billboard.com, Spotify has been offering to pay a number of managers and indie acts in exchange for licensing their music directly to the streaming services. The report reveals that some artist/management firms received…

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