WMG joined an $11m investment round in Dapper Labs in September 2019
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Vanessa French joins SoundExchange as Vice President of Communications and Content Strategy
French will oversee SoundExchange’s communications team
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BMG backs Credits Due campaign for songwriters launched by ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus
BMG is the first international music company to commit to the campaign.
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Twitch strikes deal with music publishers
According to the NMPA, Twitch will provide “new opportunities” to music publishers
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Thanks Universal! Warner Music Group just got $1.9bn more valuable after UMG listing
UMG’s share price closed at €25.10
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ABBA’s Agnetha Fältskog joins $6m funding round for AI-powered record label Snafu Records
The company also unveiled two new platform tools
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Music Sampling platform Tracklib raises $12.2m, led by Sony Innovation Fund
The funds come from both existing and several new investors
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Universal Music Group goes public: Sir Lucian Grainge hails ‘exciting milestone in UMG’s storied history’
Sir Lucian Grainge and members of UMG’s corporate executive team sounded the gong live from UMG’s Santa Monica HQ
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Saban Music Group strikes strategic partnership with Reggaeton star Don Omar
Don Omar has over 17.9 million monthly listeners on Spotify
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Merck Mercuriadis: ‘None of us should be able to sleep in good conscience at night until the true value of the songwriters’ contributions to this business are recognized.’
Merck Mercuriadis responds to criticism of his views regarding the major record companies and publishers
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