Kobalt Music Copyrights acquires catalogue of country star Dierks Bentley

Singer/songwriter also signs go-forward admin deal with Willard Ahdritz’s companyThe post Kobalt Music Copyrights acquires catalogue of country star Dierks Bentley appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

Elton John protests YouTube’s copyright protections, then teams up with… YouTube

Universal backs project with Google’s video giant, amid ‘value gap’ hubbub

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David Dollimore to be named RCA UK boss – Dipesh Parmar set to lead Sony’s Ministry Of Sound

Colin Barlow set to leave RCA after five years as President

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Warner Bros promotes Peter Gray, Larry Mattera and Hildi Snodgrass

Cameron Strang promotes executive trio in BurbankThe post Warner Bros promotes Peter Gray, Larry Mattera and Hildi Snodgrass appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

James Sully exits Sheridans to join Reed Smith in London and Los Angeles

Exec leaves Sheridans after more than a decade at the companyThe post James Sully exits Sheridans to join Reed Smith in London and Los Angeles appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

The global music copyright business is worth more than you think – and grew by nearly $1bn last year

Spotify’s economics chief Will Page explains how both publishing and records are growing

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Why 2016 will go down as a giant year for the global recorded music business

Every major market’s income was up in H1, aside from JapanThe post Why 2016 will go down as a giant year for the global recorded music business appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

Steve Kline named Chief Operating Officer at Eleven Seven Music Group

A.J Kasen, Angela Burke, Omar Rana, John Rosenfelder and Perry Schwartz all join ESMGThe post Steve Kline named Chief Operating Officer at Eleven Seven Music Group appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.

YouTube agrees multi-million dollar royalties deal with US publishers for unclaimed songs

Publishers will have ability to opt in until end of February next yearThe post YouTube agrees multi-million dollar royalties deal with US publishers for unclaimed songs appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.