MBW spots job ad that hints something big is coming, following Epic’s Bandcamp and Harmonix buys
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Create Music Group buys majority interest in YouTube channel network The Nations, launches Web3 JV
Deal also includes the acquisition of the independent record label Lowly.
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Spotify integrates live audio streaming into main app, rebrands Greenroom as Spotify Live
Spotify Live will bring Spotify’s live capabilities directly on to the Spotify app
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Mark Jackson named Vice President, Head of Human Re Sources, Atlanta, at Human Re Sources
The hiring marks the company’s expansion into Atlanta
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‘For music rightsholders, Web3 is an opportunity for extraordinary growth.’
Tuned Global MD, Con Raso, tells MBW about the company’s expansion into Web3, and its future plans
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Sonos strikes $100m deal to buy Netherlands-based speaker firm Mayht
US based high-end speaker maker Sonos has acquired a Netherlands-based speaker company called Mayht Holding BV. Sonos has acquired Mayht for approximately $100 million in cash. In a press release announcing the buyout, CEO Patrick Spence claims that &#…
MBW is launching a new interview series, Trailblazers, supported by Believe
Look out for our first interview in this series with Luis Sanchez – the CEO and founder of Mexico-based record label, AfinArte
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Latin music is on course to generate over $1 billion in the US in 2022
MBW calculations suggest that Latin music claimed a near-7% market share of US streaming revenues last year
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Marketing and distribution platform Intercept Music launches in partnership with Method Man
Intercept Music is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sanwire Corporation
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Alex Kennedy named Managing Director for the UK at Believe
Kennedy’s appointment confirms the company’s investment in the world’s 4th music market
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