DotBlockchain, Exactuals to Clear Up Music's Data Problem; Troy Carter Exits Spotify; SiriusXM Extends Dave Matthews Band Channel

DotBlockchain has signed a partnership with payments and metadata company Exactuals in order to verify the metadata that it intends to input onto its database, aiming to begin with the most accurate accounting of rights ownership it can muster ahead of a forthcoming launch.

Troy Carter will be leaving Spotify. He will stay on through early September and then assume an advisory role at the streaming company.

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Dave Matthews Band Radio will now air on SiriusXM through Labor Day Weekend with two live broadcasts added to the schedule.

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Music download store eMusic is late paying at least one independent distributor, according to an internal email obtained by Hypebot. The troubles come just as the indie digital retailer launches an ambitious music blockchain project.

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A succession of conversations with record labels over the last couple of months has made me start to ponder whether we are approaching a tipping point in streaming era A&R. At the heart of the conversations is whether the growing role of playlists and the increased use of streaming analytics is making label A&R strategy…

Although Spotify has grown into a juggernaut with offices around the globe, Stockholm will always bear special significance for the company.

Vivendi is planning to sell up to 50% of Universal Music Group, whose artists include Lady Gaga and Drake.