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(Picture: Getty Images)The BPI has revealed its annual yearbook called “All About The Music 2022” looking at the past year in streaming trends and it’s good news for indies.
We spoke to Gennaro Castaldo from the BPI - the British Phonographic Industry - who represent UK music.
He says exposure that acts can get by embracing platforms like TikTok means it’s a great time to be a new independent artist.
An NFT of Jack Dorsey’s first tweet isn’t as valuable as some thought after it failed to sell at auction.
It closed with only seven offers ranging from about $6 to $280. Not exactly the $48 million the owner was after.
In other Twitter related news…
It’s not over for Elon Musk and his Twitter debut.
He shared a regulatory filing, showing the billionaire has offered to buy the social media site for a whopping $41.39bn.
The Tesla chief executive reportedly made an offer price of just over $54 dollars per share - valuing the firm at $41 billion.
A study suggests diverse life forms existed on Earth much earlier than previously thought and there’s a rare planetary alignment that will grace the UK night sky next week. Plus, hear about the green paradise coming to London’s Canary Wharf, with thanks to Cornwall’s Eden Project. Why monkeys who groom themselves may have more empathy, and how a high frequency device called a ‘pinger’ could help save the lives of more dolphins around the World.
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