Gaana moves to paid subscription model
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From Kobalt’s sale to Sony Music’s Russian exit: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up
The biggest music biz news stories of the week, all in one place
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Vevo sponsors Artist To Watch category at 2022 A&R Awards
World’s leading music video network signs up as sponsor at this year’s A&R Awards
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iHeartMedia inks partnership with Interval Presents, Warner Music Group’s new podcast network
The two companies will co-produce a slate of weekly and limited-run podcasts, distributed through the iHeartPodcast Network
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Sony Music Publishing to support MBW’s new ‘Key Songs… In The Life Of’ series
The SMP-supported ‘Key Songs’ series will kick off later this month (September), featuring a much-respected C-suite figure from the US music industry.
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‘Make music that you want to listen to. Don’t chase trends.’
Grammy-winning songwriter Starrah tells MBW about her breakthrough, her biggest hits, her methodology and philosophy
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Quality Control’s Solid Foundation names Brandon Farmer as Partner
Soundcloud and Solid Foundation announced an A&R-led joint venture in February
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Mobile rhythm game Beatstar paid out $16 million to music rightsholders in its first year
The app is reminiscent of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, both developed by Harmonix. But Beatstar, developed by Space Ape, doesn’t require guitar-shaped game controllers to play as it is purely built for mobile.
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Sony Music fully exits Russia due to Ukraine invasion, transferring local roster to ex-MD Arina Dmitrieva
Sony says due to the “devastating humanitarian impact in Ukraine” it can no longer maintain a presence in Russia
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Former PlayNetwork and Pandora exec Rick Gleave joins Tuned Global as SVP to help drive Europe, MENA expansions
Former Pandora and PlayLouder exec joins Con Raso’s team at B2B music company
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