Marco Bertozzi leaves Spotify having joined the firm in Q1 2017
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Author archives: Music Business Worldwide
‘We’re still a couple of council estate kids who haven’t achieved what we want to achieve.’
It’s been 20 years since Mark Lewis and Martin Toher formed B-Unique. The company’s since been involved in more than 100m album sales and 20bn streams…
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Warner named as launch partner for new subscription-based music licensing platform for app developers
Adaptr’s pre-licensed library includes music from WMG’s artists and songwriters, BMG Records, Equal Vision Records, Vio Mobile, A-Train Distribution and more
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Warner fires A&R exec Scott Maclachlan after sexual harassment incidents in Australia and New Zealand
Maclachlan discovered and managed Grammy-winning artist Lorde when she was a teenager
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MBW’s Weekly Roundup: Neil Jacobson, Hipgnosis, Streaming, Live Nation, Bob Dylan
The biggest music industry stories of the week, all in one place
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Spotify enters settlement negotiations with Pro Music Rights founder
A joint motion to stay for a period of 60 days has been issued
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Native Instruments acquired by investment firm Francisco Partners
Company employs more than 400 staff throughout seven offices worldwide
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Music app co-founded by multi-platinum US producer and ex-Universal exec will pay users up to $1,000 for identifying potential hits
App will reward fans’ A&R skills
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Bob Dylan sued for cut of proceeds from multi-million dollar catalog sale to Universal
Dylan was sued by the estate of songwriter Jacques Levy
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Kobalt signs producer FRED to worldwide neighbouring rights deal
His production work encompasses songs with Ed Sheeran, Burna Boy, FKA Twigs, Khalid, Roots Manuva and others
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