Facebook, YouTube Music Deals and Other Music Business Stories You Missed Over The Holiday Break

The news never stops, even for the holidays.  On the contrary, dealmaking often accelerates as companies rush to complete acquisitions and mergers, or just hope to end the year on a high note with a launch or announcement.

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To help you catch up quickly, here are 9 essential music industry stories that happened over the holiday break. 

• Universal Music Group Signs "Unprecedented" Global Licensing Deal With Facebook, Instagram, Oculus

• Sony, Universal Strike New Global Licensing Deals With YouTube

• Maroon 5 Manager Jordan Feldstein, Brother Of Jonah Hill, Dies At 40

• Bandcamp Shares Impressive and Strange 2017 Stats

• "Massive Victory" For Songwriters, Publishers As Court Allows Fractional Licensing

• Songwriter's Guild Sounds Alarm Over "Serious Problems" In Music Modernization Act 2017

• Billboard Shifts Magazine, Chart Dates To Reflect The Actual Release Week

• Mixcloud Partners With Nielsen's Gracenote To ID Music In Tracks, Mixes

• Music Industry Lawsuits And Issues To Watch In 2018

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