BTS first entered the IFPI Global Artist Chart in 2018, entering at No.2
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Spirit Music Group buys Jason Aldean masters in $100m+ deal
Spirit will own 90% of the catalog, as Aldean holds on to 10%, MBW understands
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Utopia acquires the UK’s Absolute Label Services
Absolute will continue to service its existing customer base as part of Utopia
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Beth Cherry joins Troy Carter’s Venice Music as Head of Streaming, UK
Isobel Kelly and Jamal Jimoh also take on key roles in the company
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Reservoir strikes deal for stake in catalog of legendary hip-hop producer and songwriter Larry Smith
Deal includes Smith’s collaborations with seminal rap group Whodini
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BlackRock teams with Warner to launch new $750m music-buying fund via Influence Media
Deal comes three years after Warner launched Tempo Music with Providence Equity Partners
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Thought streaming exclusives were over? Think again.
Middle Eastern mega-star Amr Diab signs exclusive multi-year licensing deal with Anghami
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Deconstruction: the Weeknd – ‘Blinding Lights’ w/ Ski Oakenfull
We’re back with another deconstruction, this time with our Head of Education and Curriculum and master of Track Deconstructions, Ski Oakenfull. In this video, Ski breaks down the Weeknd’s hit track, ‘Blinding Lights’. If you’re new here and not familiar with what a deconstruction entails, it’s where we take a well-known track, break it down to its […]
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Kabiru Bello promoted to VP of Global A&R, Warner Recorded Music and Head of Asylum Records Nordics
Bello has worked at Warner Music Group since 2017
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HYBE, home of BTS, surpassed $1bn in revenues in 2021 – the year it acquired Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings
HYBE spent $1 billion on Braun’s company in April 2021, and has seen a 58% jump in annual revenues
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