13-03-2015 13:40 via feeds.theguardian.com

Jay-Z wins battle for music streaming company

Minority shareholders in Sweden’s Aspiro accept £36m offer as competition in the streaming market intensifiesJay-Z has won control of a Swedish music streaming company after more than 90% of shareholders accepted the star’s $54m (£36m) offer.A spokesman for Project Panther Bidco, a company controlled by the 45-year-old rapper, said on Friday that all the conditions for completing the acquisition of Aspiro had now been met. Related: Tidal takes on Spotify with lossless-quality streamin
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