US revenue tips $1bn, Spotify's lossless version, and more
Here's all the music industry news you need to know this morning. US revenue tipped US$1.059 billion last year, up 4.3% on 2015, while distributions to songwriter, composer and publisher members were…

Here's all the music industry news you need to know this morning.
US revenue tipped US$1.059 billion last year, up 4.3% on 2015, while distributions to songwriter, composer and publisher members were up 5.6% to $918 million - via MBW
SOCAN set to join forces with reproduction rights body SODRAC - via MBW
Warner Music Group Names Max Lousada CEO of Recorded Music - via Billboard
Contemporary Music Roundtable Early Birds Now Available - via Music Australia
YouTube will exclusively live-stream the first weekend of Coachella 2017 for the seventh year in a row. - via Variety
YouTube TV rolls out in five US cities for US$35 a month with free Chromecast offer - via TechCrunch
YouTube mobile live-streaming is now available to those who have a verified channel and at least 1,000 subscribers. - via DigitalTrends


Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
Mel B has taken out a restraining order against estranged husband Stephen Belafonte, accusing him in papers filed at court of sexual and physical abuse that drove her to attempt suicide. - via Telegraph
Kylie Minogue received the Britain-Australia Society Award from Prince Philip at Windsor Castle this week. - via SMH
James Blunt has revealed that he was in a busking band with Bear Grylls during university - via Celebretainment
Spotify Hi-Fi, the lossless version of Spotify will be pitched as an additional US$5 to US$10 per month, on top of the service’s $10/pm premium ad-free streaming service - via The Verge
Britney Spears’s Tel Aviv Concert Is Forcing an Important Israeli Election to Be Postponed - via Vulture
AEG Presents and Brooklyn Sports And Entertainment have purchased New York's Webster Hall. - via RA
Jay Z Is Selling $850 Champagne - via The Fader
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