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Audio and video collab platform Pibox raises $1.2M, joins Google for Startups program
Audio-visual collaboration platform Pibox has secured $1.2 million in funding from investors including Presto Ventures, ...
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Bill Ackman wants to move Universal Music Group’s financial HQ from Amsterdam to the US. Universal isn’t so keen.
Billionaire Bill Ackman is one the most powerful behind-the-scenes players in the modern financialized music rights industry.
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Blackstone’s Hipgnosis closes $1.47bn asset-backed securities transaction
Credit: Tony Norkus/Shutterstock The portfolio includes songs from the Red Hot Chili Peppers (pictured), Fleetwood Mac, Journey and more Blackstone’s Hipgnosis has successfully completed a $1.47 ...
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Darina Connolly joins Warner Music’s Rhino UK as General Manager
Widely respected industry executive Darina Connolly has been appointed by Warner Music as the new General Manager of catalog label Rhino in the UK. Warner also confirmed today (November 11) that after ...
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Fresh off a $15M fundraiser, Yoto partners with Elton John to launch its first Collector’s Edition card series
Elton John’s ‘Diamonds’ greatest hits collection will be available on Yoto, including limited-edition versions featuring the artist’s signature outfits.
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HYBE wants to change fan culture in US, Latin music, and 4 other things we learned on the company’s latest earnings call
K-pop giant HYBE has been expanding internationally in recent years, with notable acquisitions in the US and the Latin music ...
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From Ed Sheeran’s speech to UMG vs. TuneCore… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our ...
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Lekeisha Irion appointed Head of A&R at Warner Chappell Music Benelux
Lekeisha Irion has been appointed Head of A&R at Warner Chappell Music (WCM) Benelux. She will be based in the company’s ...
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‘What matters is that our gut instinct was right and we went with it.’
Here we meet Luke Conway, manager of one of the biggest breakthrough artists of the last two years, Teddy Swims. World’s ...
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Ed Sheeran’s speech about Max Lousada is the reason you all got into this business in the first place
Max Lousada was honored with the Sir George Martin Award at MBW’s Music Business UK Awards in London last night.
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‘We’re not looking to rush anybody’s career. We based our whole label on that premise, just building talent and developing their art.’
MBW’s Trailblazers series meets Atlanta-based artist managers and music executives Barry Johnson and Zeke Nicholson, ...
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Paradise Worldwide wants to help Gen AI platforms become licensed – and get rightsholders paid in the process
It’s no surprise that prominent music companies like Universal Music Group have embraced the creative possibilities presented by ‘ethical’ and legally trained AI models. But beyond headline-grabbing ...