Company is opening up its platform to a wider scale of artists through new subscription plans
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Author archives: Music Business Worldwide
Round Hill acquires music royalty interests of legendary producer Bruce Fairbairn
He worked with Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Van Halen and more
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Utopia buys UK physical music distributor Cinram Novum
Utopia says the deal saves the UK company from insolvency and secures 300 jobs
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Peloton co-founders John Foley and Hisao Kushi exit; Karen Boone named as new Chairperson of the Board
‘Their impact will resonate long after their departure,’ Boone said
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Podcast subscription service Podimo raises $58.7m in fresh funding
Latest raise follows Podimo’s $78 million Series B round in November
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Niels Walboomers appointed President, Records and Publishing, Benelux at Warner Music Group
Exec succeeds Martin Jessurun who steps down as President of Warner Music Benelux, and Arno Van Berkel, who exits as MD of Warner Chappell Music Benelux
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Concord turned down a $5bn+ acquisition offer. It explains why – and where it’s going next.
Concord CEO, Scott Pascucci, and President, Bob Valentine, map out an “aggressive” next five years for the US company
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Scott Cohen to exit Warner as Chief Innovation Officer
Warner hired Cohen to the newly created position of Chief Innovation Officer, Recorded Music back in March 2019
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Kobalt Neighbouring Rights changes name to Kollective Neighbouring Rights, launches platform powered by The Orchard
Name change follows Sony Music’s acquisition of KNR, along with AWAL, from Kobalt in May 2021
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‘I’m confident that in the future, 15-20% of all music on the global charts will be by African artists.’
MBW’s World Leaders series interviews Martin Nielsen, CEO of African music streaming service Mdundo
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