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Head of music is killed by garbage truck

Head of music is killed by garbage truck

The streaming world has been stunned by the death of Cindy Charles, head of music at the video streaming service, Twitch.

Charles, 69, was hit by a garbage truck near a canal in Amsterdam. She had been there to speak at the Amsterdam Dance Event. Four months ago, she signed music licensing agreements with Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment.

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