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- Apollo leads $700m investment into Sony Music Group partnership. (It’s a kind of magic!)on 26/07/2024 at 20:01
Sources told MBW earlier this month that Apollo had co-funded Sony's takeover of Queen's catalog Source
- From Universal Music’s Q2 results to Spotify’s new ‘deluxe’ tier… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Upon 26/07/2024 at 16:44
The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place… Source
- Confirmed: Hipgnosis Songs Fund to delist from stock exchange this month, completing Blackstone takeoveron 26/07/2024 at 16:24
Hipgnosis Songs Fund will officially delist from the London Stock Exchange Source
- Spotify co-founder cashes out $85.8m in stock after streamer posts record profit… as songwriters brace for $150m royalty cut this yearon 26/07/2024 at 13:40
Spotify exec shareholders have wasted little time cashing out stock following the company's share price bounce Source
- Spotify estimates that it would have to pay out $50m if the MLC wins its bundling lawsuiton 25/07/2024 at 22:05
The MLC sued Spotify in the US for allegedly underpaying royalties to songwriters and publishers as a result of its decision to reclassify its Premium tiers as 'bundles'. Source
- Why UMG’s slowdown in streaming revenue growth is (partly) an illusion… and 4 other things we learned from Universal’s latest earnings callon 25/07/2024 at 21:11
UMG's leadership team isn't worried about one quarter's worth of results, and says they're looking at the long term Source
- Alexis Lanternier appointed as the new CEO of Deezeron 25/07/2024 at 18:38
He will succeed interim CEO Stu Bergen at the France-headquartered music streaming service Source
- ‘Our vision is to build a full service, independent publishing company that can compete with the best.’on 25/07/2024 at 14:42
MBW's Trailblazers series meets Range Music Publishing execs Casey Robison and Sam Drake Source
- Maximilian Kolb exits role as BMG’s EVP Repertoire and Marketing, Continental Europeon 25/07/2024 at 13:59
Kolb joined BMG in 2012 as an A&R manager Source
- Chris York, one of the UK’s top concert promoters, has died at the age of 55 following a long illnesson 25/07/2024 at 13:21
SJM Concerts' Chris York worked with Oasis, Foo Fighters, Green Day, the Chemical Brothers, Lily Allen, Massive Attack, Robert Plant and many other superstars Source