In this feature, we speak to Kaz Kobayashi, President and CEO of Warner Music Japan
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Warner Music Group invests in Saudi Arabia’s Rotana Music
Deal will expand WMG’s presence in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region
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Former senior White House official Mona Sutphen to join Spotify Board of Directors
Sutphen served as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy for President Barack Obama, from 2009 to 2011
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Vevo launches Moods, an ad product that targets users based on their emotions
Vevo has launched a new curation product called Moods, designed to help advertisers target the platform’s users more effectively Moods has been created in collaboration with music data and lyrics company Musixmatch. A proprietary model built by M…
Natasha Mann named Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Universal Music UK
Mann has spent 12 years at Universal Music UK, most recently as MD of Island Records UK
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CD Baby expands into Africa with appointment of South African music industry veteran Sakhele Mzalazala
Exec is responsible for growing CD Baby in South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Swaziland, and Namibia
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ADA and Warner Music Australia partner with Teamwrk Records to distribute Masked Wolf in Aus/NZ
Masked Wolf’s single Astronaut In The Ocean has amassed over 100m global streams across all platforms
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Pitchfork Paris promoter Super! inks multi-year ticketing deal with DICE for live streams and live events
Deal includes France-based promoter’s entire portfolio of events and roster of artists including The xx, Disclosure, Bon Iver, Jungle and Caribou
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Universal’s Amsterdam adventure will leave even slender shareholders of Vivendi loaded
Vivendi is planning to distribute 60% equity in UMG to its shareholders. Here’s how the math works out.
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Confirmed: Universal Music Group set for IPO on Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange this year
Vivendi to spin out 60% of Univeral Music Group equity to shareholders ahead of IPO in the Netherlands
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