Author archives: Tim Ingham

David Crosby forced to sell his song catalog: ‘It’s my only option… streaming stole my record money.’

Crosby, Stills & Nash legend is selling his music like Bob Dylan – but says he’s doing so as he has no other financial choice
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Universal buys Bob Dylan publishing rights, acquiring catalog worth hundreds of millions of dollars

Expert industry sources tells MBW that Dylan’s catalog would command a pricetag somewhere in the region of $250m to $400m in the current frothy music rights M&A marketplace
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Chance The Rapper sued by ex-manager for millions – and the music business will be talking about it for years to come

Pat Corcoran says he’s owed $2.5m of his own money he invested in Chance, plus $3m in unpaid commissions
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Chance The Rapper sued by ex-manager for millions – and the music business will be talking about it for years to come

Pat Corcoran says he’s owed $2.5m of his own money he invested in Chance, plus $3m in unpaid commissions
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Hipgnosis Songs Fund is now worth $1.7bn… and is on course to generate more than $120m in net revenue this year

Merck Mercuriadis: “We’ve been one of the FTSE 250’s biggest yielders and have now reached a £1.25 billion market cap.”
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‘People were staring at me and Post. It wasn’t what they expected.’

Dre London explains how he and Post Malone launched one of the year’s biggest alcohol brands (and lots more besides) during a pandemic
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‘The future isn’t just about brands using music; it’s about entire industries using music.’

The CEO of B2B music tech company Tuned Global, Con Raso, offers a global eye on the future growth opportunities for the recorded music industry
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Alec and Alex Boateng named Co-Presidents of new 0207 Def Jam label at Universal Music UK

Amy Tettey joins label as MD; Jacqueline Eyewe is Marketing Director; Char Grant becomes A&R Director
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