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News April 13, 2017

Indie labels have given up fight against piracy, MTV taps Ludacris for new show, and more

Indie labels have given up fight against piracy, MTV taps Ludacris for new show, and more

Here’s all the music industry news you need to know today.

A crowdfunding campaign aims to raise £50,000 to the memory of Chris Bevington, the Spotify employee killed in Swedish terrorist attack – via JustGiving

Indie Labels Report Struggle With ‘Whack-A-Mole’ Digital Takedowns, 30% Have Given Up Trying – via Hypebot

MTV Reimagines “Fear Factor,” Ludacris To Host – via Hypebot

Kucka will be supporting Mura Masa on his North American tour – via Facebook

Many of Germany’s club venues are on an “extremely precarious” economic footing, a leading industry association has warned, squeezed by excessive taxation, restrictive licensing conditions and a lack of investment from local and federal authorities – via IQ

Google, Facebook, Netflix lobbyist tells the FCC not to destroy net neutrality – via The Verge

Official Spotify app coming to Apple Watch with help from third-party developer, Snowy – via AppleInsider

The House of Marley, named after Bob Marley, which offers a range of sustainable music devices, is launching a turntable. – via CNBC

Tina Arena will return to Sydney’s smoothfm 95.3, Melbourne’s smooth 95.1, and on smoothfm DAB+ from this Sunday to Sunday 7 May. – via B&T

J. Geils, longtime leader of The J. Geils Band, has died aged 71, possibly of natural causes. – via Billboard

Facebook‘s Sandberg says number of monthly advertisers tops 5 million – via Reuters

Reports that Coachella refused to book Kate Bush because Americans wouldn’t “understand” her, have been denied – via Guardian

This article originally appeared on The Industry Observer, which is now part of The Music Network.

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