Alliance says going public will “enhance [our] ability to pursue future acquisitions, while also investing in further automation of [our] distribution facilities and upgrading [our] proprietary suite of software”
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Steve Cooper is leaving Warner Music Group. Will one of these 53 people replace him as CEO?
MBW runs down a bunch of executives that might just have a shot of being Warner Music Group’s new boss
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UMusic Media Network launched to ‘connect brands and partners’ with exclusive media from UMG
Eight of the world’s top ten-selling artists on the 2021 IFPI global charts were signed to or distributed by UMG labels, including BTS and Glastonbury 2022 headliner Billie Eilish
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Audiomack expands licensing agreement deal with Universal Music Group, covering Africa, the UK and Canada
The deal makes UMG content available to Audiomack subscribers in countries across the African continent, the UK and Canada
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From Steve Cooper’s (upcoming) exit from Warner, to Reservoir’s first year as a public company… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The big stories from the past week
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Warner Music Group launches 300 Elektra Entertainment, led by Kevin Liles
A 3EE “central hub of expertise” will now be established, said Warner, which will “bring together the deep knowledge and wide experience spanning the 300 and Elektra teams”.
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Universal Music Group just launched a ‘secret’ sample service… for major label artists only 🤫
Usample is only accessible to major label affiliated artists
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Warner’s latest web3 move is an investment in virtual artist and metaverse platform Authentic Artists
Warner Music Group has been particularly active in the Web3 space over the past few months. In January, WMG inked a strategic partnership with virtual gaming world The Sandbox, marking what WMG said was its “first entry into the NFT metaverse realm”. T…
Oh, yes: The A&R Awards in association with Abbey Road Studios will return to London on November 8, 2022
The most enjoyable night out in the UK music industry returns to London. Don’t miss out.
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UK tech firm DAACI launches $4.9m funding round for music composition AI
DAACI is an AI-based tool that composes, arranges, orchestrates and produces original music
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