News MBW’s Weekly Roundup: BMG x KKR, CTM, Universal, Eliah Seton, Matt Gudinski The biggest music industry stories of the week, all in one place
News Clubhouse users can now pay money to creators, and the app gets 0% of it Invite-only social app has launched a direct payments feature
News Kardinal Offishall appointed Senior Vice President, A&R at Universal Music Canada Artist and exec works closely with the company’s Urban Marketing team led by industry veteran Craig 'Big C' Mannix
News Official: Eliah Seton named President of SoundCloud Seton joins SoundCloud from Warner Music Group
News Eliah Seton to join SoundCloud in a senior role? MBW sources indicate that Warner veteran has accepted a potentially game-changing role with Michael Weissman
News Tencent-owned music streaming service JOOX inks licensing deal with Merlin Agreement licenses Merlin content via JOOX’s ad-supported and premium tiers, as well as its karaoke feature
News Cat Kreidich named President of Warner’s ADA Former Sony exec Kreidich takes new role just months after joining Warner and ADA
Interviews Synchtank’s IRIS has already processed hundreds of millions of dollars. Now it’s being made available to music publishers large and small. Synchtank's speciality Royalty Accounting package provides a bespoke and scalable solution for a crucial and growing challenge
News BMG and KKR are ready to spend $1bn on music copyrights – and that’s just for starters… BMG's Hartwig Masuch and KKR's Nat Zilkha on the music industry's new acquisitive super-alliance
News Spotify opens personalized ‘On Repeat’ playlist to brand sponsorship Playlist opens for sponsorship across 30 markets in North America, Europe, Latin America, and APAC
News Sony Music Publishing India signs global deal with Anand Audio Company represents over 5,000 tracks and over 700 original Kannada film soundtracks
News Adam Leber launches new management and media company Rebel, partnering with Live Nation The news of Rebel's launch comes as Lil Nas X lands his second Billboard Hot 100 No.1 with latest single, Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
News T-Series joins IPRS, marking a ‘watershed moment in the Indian music industry’ T-Series owns the world's biggest YouTube channel with over 178 million subscribers
News Universal and Republic team with Wassim ‘SAL’ Slaiby to launch Universal Arabic Music New label 'will create new opportunities to advance Arabic music and culture with global partners, platforms and brands,' says UMG
News TikTok strikes multi-territory licensing deal with South Africa’s SAMRO/CAPASSO Through CAPASSO's existing partnerships, the deal will cover 58 territories across Africa