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TOM CONNAUGHTON EXITS ROLE AS MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR THE UK AND IRELAND AT SPOTIFY

Tom Connaughton, Managing Director for Spotify in the UK and Ireland, is exiting his role after nearly six years at the music streaming platform. The exec’s exit marks the second regional Managing Director’s departure from the music streaming company in as many weeks. Last week we learned that SPOT’s Sweden-based MD for the Nordic region, Jenny Hermanson, is also […]

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WARNER MUSIC GROUP AND THE SANDBOX ARE LAUNCHING A ‘90S-INSPIRED VIDEO GAME CELEBRATING THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.

Warner Music Group has teamed up with The Sandbox, a decentralized gaming virtual world and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, to introduce a new gaming experience centered around legendary rapper Notorious B.I.G.  The immersive game, called Breakin’ B.I.G., pays homage to side-scrolling games from the 1990s and places players in a neighborhood dominated by Biggie, according to a

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ELLIOT GRAINGE’S 10K PROJECTS MAKES KEY EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS, INCLUDING GENERAL COUNSEL AND CFO

10K Projects, the Los Angeles-based label founded in 2016 by Elliot Grainge, just announced three executive appointments. Blake Brown-Grakal has been promoted to General Counsel, Samuel Cohen has been promoted to the newly created role of General Manager at the label and Max Gore has been named Chief Financial Officer.   The appointments arrive three months

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PULSE MUSIC GROUP FORMS SUPERMOON SONGS JV WITH GRAMMY-WINNING SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER DAN WILSON

Los Angeles-based PULSE Music Group has formed a music publishing creative joint venture with Grammy-winning songwriter/producer/recording artist, Dan Wilson. The news was announced on Tuesday (December 5) by PULSE Co-CEOs Scott Cutler and Josh Abraham along with President/Head of Creative, Ashley Calhoun. The company describes Wilson as a “go-to writer/producer” in the music industry. He has written

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HARBOURVIEW UPS CREDIT FACILITY CAPACITY BY $100M TO BUY MORE MUSIC RIGHTS

Founded in 2021, HarbourView Equity Partners has acquired over 45 music catalogs to date and owns a catalog of over 26,000 songs, encompassing both master recordings and publishing income streams. Now, the company, led by former Tempo Music CEO Sherrese Clarke Soares, has amended its senior secured credit facility, led by Fifth Third Bank, to buy more

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PAUL HITCHMAN PROMOTED TO GLOBAL COO ROLE AT AWAL

Paul Hitchman has been promoted to the role of COO at Sony Music Group-owned AWAL. Hitchman, previously President of AWAL, will continue to report to Lonny Olinick, the company’s CEO. The exec is based in AWAL’s London office and oversees the UK team and international offices, along with AWAL’s global operations. Hitchman works closely with Lonny Olinick and

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FROM BMI’S PRIVATE EQUITY SALE TO WHAT UMG THINKS ABOUT AI AND COPYRIGHT LAW… IT’S MBW’S WEEKLY ROUND-UP

This week saw a seismic shake-up in the US music rights business, with the announcement that performance rights organization BMI has been sold to private equity firm New Mountain Capital. The price tag hasn’t been disclosed, but BMI did say it would kick $100 million of the sale’s proceeds to its songwriter and publisher “affiliates”. Another key part of the announcement is that CapitalG – aka Google/Alphabet’s “independent

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WHAT UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP REALLY THINKS ABOUT GENERATIVE AI AND COPYRIGHT LAW…

We’re less than six weeks from the end of 2023, and the debate around AI music only seems to be intensifying. One of the biggest points of contention about the technology is the potential for generative AI, often trained on large unlicensed datasets, to infringe music copyright. Universal Music Group has been one of the most

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BEATBREAD JOINS SPOTIFY, YOUTUBE, OTHERS IN IMPALA’S FRIENDS PROGRAM

Music funding platform beatBread has joined IMPALA‘s Friends program under a two-year deal. IMPALA is a trade body that represents many of the world’s biggest independent record labels in Europe. The “Friends of IMPALA” initiative, spearheaded by the organization, aims to facilitate collaboration between companies and the independent music sector. Participation in the ‘Friends’ program requires an annual

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DARYL HALL SUES JOHN OATES OVER PLAN TO SELL STAKE IN THEIR JV (REPORT)

Daryl Hall has reportedly taken legal action against his longtime partner John Oates over plans for a sale of Oates’ stake in their joint venture, Whole Oats Enterprises, to Primary Wave Music. That’s according to a report by The Associated Press, which first reported the news on Friday (November 24). According to the AP, the lawsuit contends that a move by Oates to

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