Kroll looks set to give offering an ‘A’ rating, as the growing financialization of music continues
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From Warner and Universal scrapping unrecouped balances to Spotify’s 180m subs: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter
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There’s a serious new player in music catalog acquisitions – and it’s just bought Robbie Robertson’s rights
Olivier Chastan tells MBW that funding for his Iconoclast company can match any player in the music market today
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Saban Music Group launches Saban Music Latin division, names Alejandro Reglero as EVP and General Manager
The founding of Saban’s newest division marks the company’s latest move into Latin music
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Rich Christina’s role at Warner Chappell expanded to Senior Vice President, A&R and Venture Partners
Christina’s oversight will include recently announced venture with Tim & Danny Music (Sam Smith)
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Rita Ora partners with BMG for new recordings
The partnership will see Ora own all her future master recordings, says BMG
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Independent West African publisher AMG/MaDigital joins IMPEL
AMG/MaDigital has signed more than 800 writers since its formation
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Spotify rival Anghami gets approval to list on NASDAQ
Anghami has more than 75 million registered users
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Spotify added 3m new creators to its platform last year… and 4 other things we learned from the firm’s Q4 earnings call.
The Spotify founder gave some revelatory comments on Spotify’s earnings call – especially around the creator economy
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Steve Oberman named Executive Vice President and Head of Music at See Tickets North America
Steve Oberman promoted to Executive Vice President and Head of Music
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