Kobalt gross collections jumped 30% in 2018, company expects figure to top $600m this year

Kobalt’s net revenues also increased 25.3%
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SoundCloud enters exclusive advertising partnership with Targetspot for France, Germany and The Netherlands

Agreement expands the existing partnership between the two companies in these markets
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LiveXLive and iHeartMedia ink multi-year live streaming agreement

The expanded partnership gives LiveXLive exclusive global livestreaming rights for 17 iHeartRadio events
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Warner Music Group partners with Chocolate City, one of Nigeria’s leading independent labels

Chocolate City is home to the likes of Femi Kuti
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Jo Charrington & Nick Raphael on Sam Smith, working with artists and the importance of good management

Charrington and Raphael gave a live interview on stage today (March 25) with music industry critic and analyst Bob Lefsetz
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SoundCloud hires Apple Music exec Anthony Gabriele as SVP, Subscriptions & Marketing

Exec was previously head of subscription marketing at Apple
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