February, 2024

Chris Taylor launches management company, Hall of Fame Artists
Taylor is former president and CEO of Blackstone-owned MNRK Music Group Source...

Jedd Katrancha named Chief Creative Officer at Downtown Music Publishing
Katrancha will oversee A&R, business development, and sync Source...

Spotify launches ‘Partner Program’ with new monetization options for video creators
Spotify says expanded video offerings will be good for music rightsholders, as it will bring more listeners to the platform Source...

Shintaro Aki appointed Managing Director of EMI Records Japan
Exec joins UMJ from Warner Music Japan, where he most recently served as Senior Executive Producer Source...

Nas’s Mass Appeal expands into Pakistan, partners with two of the country’s biggest artists, Talha Anjum and Umair
Company says the move aims to highlight the country’s "dynamic and evolving" hip hop scene Source...

From GEMA’s copyright lawsuit against OpenAI to Hipgnosis’ $1.47bn ABS deal… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place… Source...

Jin of BTS is the latest artist to launch an interactive hub on TikTok to promote new solo album, ‘Happy’
TikTok has partnered with K-Pop superstar Jin on a new multimedia campaign in support of his first solo album, Happy, Source...

Daniel Ek just cashed out $35.8 million in Spotify shares. But that’s nothing compared to his co-founder… who just cashed out $383.8 million.
Spotify’s share price is flying. Following the firm’s announcement of its Q3 2024 results on Tuesday (November 12), SPOT’s stock price jumped on the NYSE, closing at an all-time high of USD $477...

TikTok strikes new long-term partnership with ICE
The new deal will give TikTok continued access to ICE's vast catalog of more than 54 million musical works from over 330,000 rightsholders Source...

Saudi wealth fund exits Live Nation stake, after making $930M in profit
Another major Live Nation shareholder, Liberty Media, is planning to spin off a separate company that includes its LN stake. Source...

February, 2024

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