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$775,000,000
$775,000,000 -- acquisition value for Downtown Music (2025)
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$775,000,000
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2025
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60
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20
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30
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45
Freshness
95
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Music Business Worldwide
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https://www.artistrightsinstitute.org/blog/newsletter-jan-6-2025 ↗
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Newsletter, January 6 — Artist Rights Institute
Newsletter, January 6
Music Business
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Canadian Court Pauses So-Called ‘Streaming Tax’ on Companies Like Spotify, Amazon and Apple (Billboard/Richard Trapunski)
What the Algocrats Want …
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Music Business Worldwide
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Reported deal value for Universal's acquisition of Downtown Music businesses, per Music Business Worldwide
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Downtown Music: $775,000,000 acquisition value. Source: Music Business Worldwide (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/downtown-music-acquisition-775m
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