Willard Ahdritz says indie artists today can “Get rich… and not die trying”
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Author archives: Tim Ingham
Concord raises another $600m via J.P Morgan-placed debt offering
New offering provides Concord with access to over $1bn of debt financing in total
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Concord Music Publishing acquires Imagine Dragons catalog in $100m+ deal
“We’re honest, we’re fair, we’re fast, and everyone out there knows we have the financing the write the check.”
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Why Warner Music Group just paid $80m for a company that makes Instagram memes
What’s behind the major’s surprise buyout of IMGN Media?
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Reservoir invests in India, inking JV with Gully Gang Entertainment and signing DIVINE
“This new partnership reaffirms our commitment to supporting creators in emerging markets,” says Reservoir President/COO, Rell Lafargue
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Warner Music Group buys Instagram and TikTok media content company IMGN
Company owns channels including Daquan
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Stat Of The Week: Tencent Music is racking up label deals, and going far deeper than licensing
What Universal, Cooking Vinyl and Kobalt’s new deals really mean in China
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Kobalt and Tencent Music sign records, publishing deal in China
Deal allows for Kobalt and TME to “join hands in content”, as well as hosting live events
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Beggars Group revenues hit $83m in 2019, as XL Recordings generated over $50m
“Whilst we are expecting a slowdown in certain channels [from COVID-19] – for example physical sales, synchronisation, and performance income – we expect streaming to be least affected.”
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Tencent Music inks another important label deal in China – with Cooking Vinyl
“Exclusive licensing and distribution deal” adds to Cooking Vinyl’s long and interesting history of industry moves in China
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