Paid music streaming subscriptions for services such as Spotify and Apple Music now make up about two-thirds of U.S. music industry total revenues.
Author: Paul Ausick, 24/7 Wall Street
Billions of records exposed: 2019 on track to be worst year ever for data breaches
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Mother’s Day holiday spending to top $23 billion in 2018: National Retail Federation survey
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