BMG’s Hartwig Masuch and KKR’s Nat Zilkha on the music industry’s new acquisitive super-alliance
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Spotify opens personalized ‘On Repeat’ playlist to brand sponsorship
Playlist opens for sponsorship across 30 markets in North America, Europe, Latin America, and APAC
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Sony Music Publishing India signs global deal with Anand Audio
Company represents over 5,000 tracks and over 700 original Kannada film soundtracks
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Adam Leber launches new management and media company Rebel, partnering with Live Nation
The news of Rebel’s launch comes as Lil Nas X lands his second Billboard Hot 100 No.1 with latest single, Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
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T-Series joins IPRS, marking a ‘watershed moment in the Indian music industry’
T-Series owns the world’s biggest YouTube channel with over 178 million subscribers
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Universal and Republic team with Wassim ‘Sal’ Slaiby to launch Universal Arabic Music
New label ‘will create new opportunities to advance Arabic music and culture with global partners, platforms and brands,’ says UMG
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TikTok strikes multi-territory licensing deal with South Africa’s SAMRO/CAPASSO
Through CAPASSO’s existing partnerships, the deal will cover 58 territories across Africa
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UK’s Department for International Trade backs virtual songwriting camp for Netflix, CBS music supervisors
“This songwriting camp shows the strong relationship between the US and UK in the music industry,” says British Consul General in Los Angeles
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From Scooter Braun’s billion-dollar deal to Apple’s backing of UnitedMasters: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up
The biggest music industry stories of the week, all in one place
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Scooter Braun sells Ithaca Holdings to HYBE, formerly known as Big Hit Entertainment
Ithaca owns SB Projects as well as Big Machine Label Group and more
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