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Will Record Labels Soon Have a Sirius Problem? — www.billboard.com SiriusXM’s $3.5 billion purchase of Pandora, finalized Feb. 1, will…

Will Record Labels Soon Have a Sirius Problem? — www.billboard.com 
 SiriusXM’s $3.5 billion purchase of Pandora, finalized Feb. 1, will create a digital-radio behemoth with customized radio playlists, a contract with Howard Stern and an estimated 100 million listeners who tune in from cars, smartphones and laptops alike.

Boca Juniors tune in with Spotify — www.sportspromedia.com 
 Argentinian soccer giants create music playlist for fans.

TIDAL lets users mute Artists and Tracks — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com 
 Tracks and artists can be blocked from appearing in My Mix and Artist and Track Radio playlists

A Music Startup Is Paying Artists For Their Future Royalties — www.rollingstone.com

Swedish startup Amuse debuts Fast Forward, a new service that projects artists’ future earnings using machine learning.

Suddenly, podcasting becomes a sound business — www.computerworld.com 
 Spotify began a buying spree in an apparent bid to dominate podcasting. Here’s what it knows that others don’t.

Spotify’s Acquisition of Gimlet & Anchor Does to Podcasts What It Can’t Afford to Do to Music — www.billboard.com 
 Now Spotify can finally bring its vision of becoming a “two-sided marketplace” to life — just not for music first.

Georgia Wants to Add a Tax on Netflix, Digital Music — fortune.com 
 Legislators in the Peach State are considering a new 4% tax on digital video, books, music, and games.

¡Más volumen! Mexico City is a new capital of the digital music business — www.marketplace.org 
 Spotify says the world’s largest market for its streaming service is not NYC or London: it’s Mexico City. And this metropolis is becoming a huge hub for those who create, produce or monetize digital music.

Is Spotify Stock the Next Pandora, or the Next Netflix? — investorplace.com 
 Spotify stock has pulled back sharply amid a market sell-off and mounting risks. Is SPOT like NFLX, or will competition take it down?

Alexa gets support to stream over 350 radio stations in India — www.businesstoday.in 
 With over 350 radio stations supported, the list includes a live broadcast of 17 All India Radio stations in 14 Indian languages.