Series to be released on Netflix on October 13
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Author archives: Music Business Worldwide
Warner Music Group partners with NFT marketplace OpenSea to expand Web3 opportunities for its artists
Collaboration to allow ‘select WMG artists to build and extend their fan communities in Web3’
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After huge success with King & Prince in Japan, UMG signs Johnny & Associates boy band ‘Travis Japan’ to Capitol Records for global debut
‘We are pleased to expand our working relationship with Julie and the great team at Johnny & Associates,’ says Sir Lucian Grainge
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Facebook parent Meta asks court to dismiss Epidemic Sound’s $142m lawsuit
Epidemic Sound sued Meta in July for alleged infringement
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Music in the Metaverse: Redefining music rights in the Web3 world
The following MBW op/ed comes from Deborah Mannis-Gardner, Owner/President, DMG Clearances, and a global expert on music rights clearances.
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PRS for Music to launch free portal providing access to songwriter credits and industry identifiers
New tool will let songwriters, composers and music publishers search and download key data about their works
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Christiaan Kröner promoted to President at FUGA
His promotion follows Pieter van Rijn’s recent move to the role of President, Downtown Music.
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With fresh eight-figure financing, and a new CEO, Napster wants to take Web3 music to the mainstream
MBW interviews Napster’s new CEO Jon Vlassopulos
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‘A one size fits all approach in music is holding back creativity.’
Corite COO Emelie Olsson discusses the future of the platform, the evolution of audience-power in music, Web3 and much more besides
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‘Chocolate City is a safe haven for creatives.’
MBW’s World Leaders series interviews Abuchi Ugwu, CEO of Nigeria-based record label Chocolate City
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