The nominees for this year’s UK-focused event – taking place on November 8 – have been confirmed
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Author archives: Music Business Worldwide
Independent rock label Sumerian Records inks long-term distribution deal with Virgin Music
Sumerian has over 2.35m YouTube Subscribers
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Leila Oliveira promoted to President of Warner Music Brazil
Sérgio Affonso to step down after more than 15 years as President to run his own independent label
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‘Classical music is not subject to trends and fads. The genre shows longer-term value across generations.’
MBW’s Trailblazers series interviews Martin Kudla, Deputy Director and Digital Marketing Manager at Czech record label SUPRAPHON
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Downtown forms new division to house global services, headed up by Fuga CEO Pieter van Rijn
Pieter van Rijn named President of new division
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TikTok parent Bytedance to repurchase up to $3bn in shares
ByteDance is reportedly offering to buy back up to $3bn worth of shares from investors at $176.94 apiece
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Amy Thomson leaving full-time role at Hipgnosis; Merck Mercuriadis pays tribute to ‘fearless’ exec, who will remain a consultant to company
Thomson joined Hipgnosis two years ago following a highly successful stint in artist management
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Spotify sponsors Contemporary Black Music award at A&R Awards 2022
Streaming giant backs Contemporary Black Music award at UK music industry’s big night
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US recorded music revenues hit $7.7bn in H1 2022, but growth slowed compared to H1 2021
RIAA has published its 2022 Mid-Year Music Industry Revenue Report
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Cris Garcia Falcão promoted to MD LATAM and Nina Rabe-Cairns upped to MD APAC at Ingrooves
Execs promoted to global leadership roles
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