News Universal’s Web3 label 10:22PM just bought a Bored Ape NFT for over $350,000… and says it will serve as the manager for virtual band, KINGSHIP The NFT, named Manager Noët All, will become the manager of virtual group, KINGSHIP
News Universal strikes branding alliance with Malaysia’s Johor Darul Ta’zim Football Club… starting with a new song from Snoop Dogg and Joe Flizzow New track forms part of JDTFC’s wider global branding strategy, developed in partnership with UM SEA.
News Believe generated $682m in annual revenues last year, up 30.7% YoY New results announced by Paris-headquartered company
News Spotify joins recruitment drive for Web3 experts Successful applicant for new advertised role must be able 'to design and build interactive digital prototypes to bring concepts to life'.
News Round Hill buys music rights from Herman Rarebell, original drummer in The Scorpions The Scorpions are estimated to have sold over 100 million records globally
News Music’s next big-money buyout will be the Middle East’s Qanawat Music, sources tell MBW Qanawat Music operates as a music distributor across the Middle East and North Africa
News Universal’s Virgin Music strikes global partnership with Australia’s Mushroom Group Mushroom appoints Korda Marshall as International Director to co-lead the partnership with Mushroom Label and Publishing’s COO Chris Maund
News Catrin Drabble promoted to CFO at Kobalt, as Tom Sansone steps down Drabble joined Kobalt in 2017
News Trends and analytics platform P-MRC Data changes name to Luminate Luminate powers the Billboard charts
News Mathew Knowles joins teaching staff at London music college LCCM – and there’s a full scholarship named after him, too. US music executive joins LCCM as a visiting lecturer
News HIFI closes eight-figure funding round with backing from Quincy Jones, Coran Capshaw, Diplo, 3LAU and more Michelle Jubelirer, Ron Laffitte, Gee Roberson, Tom Windish and many others also joined the round
Analysis News France’s recorded music industry topped $1bn in 2021 Results were published today (March 15) by French trade body SNEP
News TikTok’s partner for its new SoundOn distribution service is… TuneCore TikTok confirms that Believe's service has been signed up
News Reservoir inks global publishing deal with Grammy-winning artist Killer Mike of Run The Jewels Atlanta-born Killer Mike has released four studio albums alongside his Run The Jewels partner, EL-P
News Aton Ben-Horin promoted to Executive Vice President, Global A&R for Atlantic Records Group Exec also inks publishing partnership with Warner Chappell Music