Posts by Tim Ingham

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Whose rights were sold to Concord in that $217m catalog deal? Daddy Yankee.

Puerto Rican megastar inks deal which covers recording and publishing assets

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Kenny Gates on [PIAS] sale: We have an amazing future ahead… and f**k the haters.

Gates described the future setup for the company he co-founded in a message to staff, obtained by MBW

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Universal Music Group completes 100% acquisition of [PIAS] Group

Kenny Gates has signed a long-term contract to continue as head of his company's label group

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On… TikTok, Merlin, and the awkward arranged marriage of music’s independent sector

How the changing face of the 'non-major' music companies has made for some unusual bedfellows in indie-land

Interviews

Jason Iley on Sony Music, breaking artists, and life lessons

Having recently marked his 10th year as boss of Sony Music UK, Jason Iley will be honoured with the Music Industry Trusts (MITs) Award in November in London. Here, Iley glances back over his career and life to date – while looking forward to a new chapter for the global music business…

Analysis

On… Irving Azoff, big money, and private equity’s lust for music’s collection societies

MBW founder Tim Ingham on the most talked-about music biz story of the past few weeks

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Sony strikes deal to acquire Pink Floyd catalog in $400 million deal, say sources

Saga of band's catalog sale, which began in 2022, is over – with Sony the victor in race to buy recordings

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Reservoir Media faces activist investor call for ‘strategic review to maximize shareholder value’

Irenic Capital, founded by Adam Katz and Andy Dodge, owns around eight percent of Reservoir

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The elephant is leaving the building: Hipgnosis name and branding set to change to reflect new structure under Blackstone

Storm Thorgerson-designed logo will no longer represent company with a new name likely, say MBW sources

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Universal Music Group just completed the $70m acquisition of Thailand’s second-biggest recorded music catalog… while suggesting many more M&A deals in ‘high-potential’ markets are on the way.

Why Universal has hundreds of millions of dollars of cash to spend in these markets – and where it might splash that money

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TikTok to shutter music subscription service TikTok Music in November

Service is currently live in five territories including Australia, Brazil, and Indonesia

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Dickon Stainer named Chairman and CEO of Universal Music UK

Stainer has enjoyed success in the US and UK running UMG's classics and jazz division

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David Joseph, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music UK, is leaving the company

Joseph confirmed the news in note to staff today

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Irving Azoff’s GMR just struck a $3.3 billion private equity deal, say MBW sources

Look. We’ve broken some pretty big news of late. Proper news. But this? Size-of-transaction-wise, this tops the lot. MBW has confirmed via well-placed sources that Irving Azoff’s US-headquartered PRO, Global Music Rights (GMR), struck a multi-billion dollar deal yesterday (September 18) with a new private equity partner. The transaction, we’re told, valued GMR at USD … Continued

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Kevin Liles to exit Warner Music Group as big changes at major continue under Robert Kyncl

Liles will leave his full-time WMG role at the same time as Max Lousada and Julie Greenwald