Kobalt’s AWAL acquires Chance The Rapper’s radio promo company

in2une Music has also worked with Lauv, The Lumineers and Calvin Harris
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Kobalt signs publishing deal with Childish Gambino and Wolf + Rothstein collective

Deal with Gambino covers all of his future songs
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Kobalt revenues jumped 24% to $321m in FY2017 – will get close to $500m this year

Willard Ahdritz walks MBW through the company’s numbers
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Kobalt invests $150m in independent artists to challenge ‘stupidity’ of traditional major label deals

AWAL recruiting 100 people to take on Universal, Sony and Warner with “extremely aggressive” A&R gameplan
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Kobalt hires Google Ventures’ Avid Larizadeh Duggan to lead global strategy

Exec moves over from Kobalt investor Google Ventures
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Nashville-based Anacrusis inks deal with Kobalt for global administration

“Kobalt are a true leader in merging technology and music, while maintaining valuable relationships and service, focusing on the songwriter.” 
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