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Alibaba to Push BMG Artists From Black Sabbath to Kylie in China
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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. agreed to distribute music from Black Sabbath to Kylie Minogue online in China under a deal with Bertelsmann SE, bolstering its streaming apps in the country.
The pact between Alibaba’s digital-entertainment unit and Bertelsmann’s BMG division includes more than 2.5 million songs from artists such as the Smashing Pumpkins, Bruno Mars and the Rolling Stones, which will be streamed via Alibaba’s Xiami and TTPod apps, the companies said Monday. Hangzhou, China-based Alibaba will also monitor and act against digital and mobile services infringing the rights of BMG artists.