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The brakes have been slammed on audio streaming’s growth in the UK. Is the US next?
Stat Of The Week: Latest BPI numbers show that UK market’s streaming volume growth shrunk considerably last year versus 2020
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Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries sells another $351m in WMG stock to Morgan Stanley
The $350 million-ish that Len Blavanik just banked represents more than 10% of the $3.3 billion that Access initially spent acquiring Warner Music Group in 2011.
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As Spotify continues fight to lower songwriter pay, its top lawyer, Horacio Gutierrez, exits for Disney
Gutierrez joined Spotify in 2016 and was promoted to Head of Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer in 2019
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Sony Music Publishing signs global deal with Brazilian pop star Anitta
Anitta is Brazil’s most streamed artist
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KKR music hotshot, Nat Zilkha, leaves investment giant to launch ‘new endeavor focused on the music industry’
Zilkha, a 15-year veteran of KKR, played prominent role in Ryan Tedder and BMG deals last year
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Triller to go public in the US via merger with SeaChange
Nasdaq-listed SeaChange will change its name to TrillerVerz Corp.
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Cutting Edge and Blantyre Capital commit $125m to acquire film and TV music rights
A third of this sum has already been invested in music rights
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A2IM CEO Dr. Richard James Burgess awarded MBE in Queen’s New Year’s Honours
Dr. Burgess enters 2022 as an MBE honoree for his services to music
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Believe acquires 51% stake in French indie label Jo&Co
Jo&Co founder, Sébastien Saussez, will continue managing the label
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