Ex-TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer joins Warner Music Group parent Access Industries

“I look forward to helping Access build on the success of its leading media and entertainment businesses as a key component of my future endeavors,” says Mayer
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Is Len Blavatnik about to complete the shrewdest deal in the history of the record business?

The case for Len Blavatnik having made the smartest acquisitive move in record industry history
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Coronavirus panic just wiped nearly $5bn off the combined value of Vivendi, Spotify and Live Nation… in a day

MBW monitors how ‘Black Monday’ has hammered music stocks around the world
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First Access lawyers warn that Lil Peep lawsuit could leave music companies as ‘full-time babysitters for artists’

FAE argues it only agreed to an “arm’s length” business arrangement with late rapper
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Spotify overtakes Deezer’s subscriber base in France – but, says Deezer, SPOT can’t match its payouts

What’s a ‘market leader’? Interesting question…
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Why, in a post-Tencent/Universal world, the three major music companies are worth nearly $90bn

MBW estimates that Universal, Sony and Warner are now collectively worth just shy of $89bn
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These might be the 5 most powerful people in the music business – despite none of them working in the music business

Who are the bosses of the music industry’s bosses?
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Warner posts biggest revenues in over 14 years as Q3 streaming cash jumps 59%

Both Warner’s recorded music and overall revenues hit historic highs in quarter
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