Leighton-Pope was formerly the co-CEO of AEG Presents UK, from 2016 to December 2021
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From Meta losing Kobalt’s catalog to Universal’s $2.7bn in Q2… It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter
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Shopify invests in music commerce app Single
The company has also launched token-gated commerce and content features to its app
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Luis Bonilla promoted to Chief Technology Officer at SoundExchange
He previously served as the company’s Senior Vice President of Operations
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Sony generated over $2bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q2; recorded music revenues were up 11.2% YoY
Recorded music streaming revenues were up 7.9% YoY in the quarter, MBW calculates
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Stromae’s Mosaert label signs worldwide deal with Warner Chappell Music
Mosaert was founded in 2009
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Bruce Springsteen’s manager Jon Landau breaks silence on $5,000 tour tickets
Landau defends pricing, which has been based on market demand
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Lyrics platform Musixmatch secures ‘significant’ strategic investment from TPG Growth
Founded in 2010, Musixmatch claims to have assembled the world’s largest lyrics catalog
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Universal Music Group generated $2.7 billion in Q2; recorded music subscription streaming revenue grew 7.0% YoY
BTS were UMG’s biggest-selling artist globally in Q2 2022
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Snapchat to pay DistroKid artists monthly grants up to $100,000 via new ‘Sounds’ creator fund
Snapchat now reaches over 600m monthly active users worldwide
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