Sony Music Publishing’s Johnny Tennander on staying creative, and running the firm’s Scandinavian company during a pandemic
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Actually… Universal Music Group spent nearly $3 BILLION on catalog acquisitions and artist advances last year
Vivendi’s annual report shows that UMG splashed out $2.87 billion on catalogs and artist advances in 2020
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‘Managers should be well compensated and own equity in what we’re developing.’
Music managers Ty Stiklorius and Lily Crockford discuss their newly agreed partnership, why the UK’s traditional artist/manager deal is no longer fit for purpose and the issue with ‘hustle culture’ in the US
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Indian rapper Badshah was the world’s No.1 songwriter on YouTube last year, says new report
Second biggest songwriter on YouTube last year was Tones and I, shows Blokur data
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Primary Wave buys 50% stake in master recordings of musician Chris Isaak in ‘multi-million dollar’ deal
Deal includes a strategic alliance that will allow him to sign new artists to a joint venture, as well as a recording contract with Sun Records
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Rolling Stone to launch in the UK
Stream Publishing has signed an exclusive licensing deal with Penske Media Corporation (PMC) to launch the brand in the UK
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Warner Chappell Music inks publishing deal for works by jazz legend Cab Calloway
Deal includes classics such as Minnie the Moocher, Are You All Reet? and Are You Hep to the Jive? (Yas, Yas)
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LiveXLive inks multi-year deal with merchandise platform Merchbar
LiveXLive expanded into the merch business in October 2020 by acquiring 100% of Custom Personalization Solutions
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Universal Music Publishing Group launches in Israel
Itamar Shafrir appointed UMPG Israel’s General Manager, Publishing and Production Music
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Atlantic Records UK and ADA UK partner with new Latin music label Candela Records
The deal is the first time a UK frontline label has partnered with a UK based Latino label, says Warner
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