Claudio Ferrante, founder of distribution company and record label Artist First, on thriving during the pandemic
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MBW’s Weekly Roundup: Spotify, Hipgnosis, Grammys, YouTube, Universal x Boomplay
The biggest music industry stories of the week, all in one place
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BTS label Big Hit Entertainment officially rebrands as HYBE
Big Hit’s record label will maintain its identity as a label called Big Hit Music, under HYBE
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Artists have a 0.2% chance of generating $50k a year on Spotify. Let’s kick this stat around.
Spotify’s new website has started a debate. The world of soccer might provide some answers.
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Universal Music Africa and Motown Gospel sign superstar South African music group Joyous Celebration
Motown Gospel will release the group’s music in the US and Canada
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Drew Wilson appointed Chief Operating and Chief Financial Officer at SoundCloud
He joins SoundCloud from First Look Media where he served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
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Sony Music Entertainment launches new Southeast Asian label, OFFMUTE
New signings include Clara Benin, Mezzaluna and liesl-mae
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Spotify’s Head of Music in Germany is leaving
Pallasch joined Spotify in 2017
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Hipgnosis buys catalog of Nobody Does It Better writer Carole Bayer Sager, likely for around $10m
MBW’s uncomfirmed estimate suggests deal would have cost somewhere around $9m to $10m
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1.4m viewers watched Kiswe’s pay-per-view virtual concerts in 2020
Company’s platform supported virtual events from BTS and Justin Bieber in 2020
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