SMP will provide worldwide administration services (ex. Japan) to Avex USA’s catalog and roster
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Author archives: Music Business Worldwide
Jhared ‘Jae’ Brown joins Island Records as Vice President, A&R
Brown comes to Island after two years at indie label Rostrum Records
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Sweden’s Pophouse is investing in music rights, as it adds Airbnb and EQT execs to its board
Powell is currently the Global Head of Hosting at Airbnb, while Alexandra Lutz is partner at investment firm EQT
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Sony Music Publishing has a new head of US A&R: Walter Jones joins firm in EVP role
Jones was most recently Co-Head of A&R at Universal Music Publishing Group
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Universal partners with Marc Geiger-backed NFT platform Curio to develop NFTs for its global artists and labels
UMG becomes the first major music company to collaborate with Curio
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Riptide Music CEO Keatly Haldeman exits, launches Web3 music sync licensing platform, Dequency
Firm has already raised $4.5m through an investment round led by Borderless Capital
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Jeremy Vuernick promoted to President of A&R at Capitol Music Group
Vuernick will lead the company’s A&R team and sign and develop artists for the company
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BMG acquires music interests of blues icon John Lee Hooker
The acquisition is the latest in a string of recent deals completed by BMG to acquire rights from superstar musicians
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After partnering with Universal, Aerosmith strike global brand management deal with Epic Rights
Universal’s merchandising arm Bravado fully acquired Los Angeles-based Epic Rights for an undisclosed sum in 2019
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Kid Cudi co-founded AR music app Encore launches with $9m in funding
Funding round was led by Battery Ventures
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