Spotify makes its stock market debut

Press release as received by Jem Girl at the Piano from Hargreaves Lansdow

Spotify launched directly onto the New York Stock Exchange today, with the shares initially changing hands on the public market for $166 a pop, significantly higher than the $132.50 which was the highest price previously paid for the shares in private transactions.

The company has chosen the unusual route of a direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange, so we can probably expect a bit of a choppiness in the price throughout the remainder of the US trading session.

Laith Khalaf, Senior Analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown:

‘Spotify is floating on the stock market at a pretty inauspicious time for the tech industry, which has been rocked by the Facebook data scandal and now potentially faces greater regulation as a result. Donald Trump’s tweeted attacks on Amazon don’t help lift sentiment towards the sector either.

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Press release as received from Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality for Girl at the Piano

“Good Evening Europe, This is Israel Calling!”
Eurovision 2018 Largest Pre-Show to take place in Tel Aviv, Rabin Square, Tuesday April 10th

The city of Tel Aviv-Yafo is hosting the largest Eurovision promo-event, showcasing 30 artists to a crowd of thousands of participants from Israel and around Europe. The outdoor concert is the largest of its kind ever to take place.

For the third consecutive year, “Israel Calling” will bring together representing artists from dozens of countries around the continent, including local representative Netta Barzilai, who’s song “Toy” has been topping the betting charts as a favorite to win this year’s contest in Lisbon. Thousands of local and international Eurovision fans will gather in Tel Aviv to cheer-on the representatives from approximately 30 different countries who have already confirmed their participation – three quarters of all Eurovision participants.

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Press Release as received by Girl at the Piano from Vinyl World Congress:

The UK music industry has announced the launch of The Vinyl Awards on the evening of the 15th May at the Vinyl World Congress, a series of international B2B conferences bringing the international Vinyl Manufacturing industry together in response to the sustained spike in sales internationally, lead times and the growing need to facilitate trade and co-operation within the industry.

The first Vinyl World Congress taking place 15th-16th May 2018 at the Hilton Brighton Metropole, UK is sponsored by Discogs, Pheenix Alpha, Viryl Technologies, Newbilt Machinery, Plastchem and Dugdale.

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