Category: Uncategorized - Music Business Worldwide

K-Pop stars NewJeans to perform anthem for 2023 League of Legends World Championship

Previous artists to have performed the anthem include Imagine Dragons and Lil Nas X

The Beatport Group adds three new members to its Board of Directors

Adrienne Everett, Troy Duncan and Maria May join company's Board

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Blockchain music platform Opulous launches fund to buy copyrights

The project – or Opulous Royalty Vault – operates via a new set of tokens called OVAULT.

B2B streaming platform Tuned Global teams up with AI music company Musiio for API integration

Tuned Global’s clients now have access to Musiio’s AI technology

Kobalt Music Group: Annual profitability (MBW Data)

Kobalt Music Group's annual financial figures, including details of its profitability, continue to be posted on UK Companies House each year

Hipgnosis steps up to sponsor Song of the Year category at A&R Awards 2021

Another big name announced as supporter of the UK music industry's most enjoyable night out

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Eshy Gazit, manager of K-Pop stars Monsta X, to sell artist development firm Gramophone Media to LiveXLive

Deal marks LiveXLive's 6th acquisition

Sentric renews deal with British songwriter Joe Hammill in partnership with Strictly Confidential

Hammill has garnered over 30m Spotify streams via his co-writing credits

Jim Griffin, a former Geffen Records and Warner Music exec, joins Pex as Vice President of Digital Rights

He has also been a consultant and advisor to Nokia, WIPO and SoundExchange

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BTS label Big Hit Entertainment confirms share pricing for IPO, carrying $4bn+ company valuation

Company will raise $820m through the IPO

UMPG Nashville signs hit songwriter Caitlyn Smith to global deal

She wrote Like I’m Gonna Lose You by Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend

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Anna Gregorek joins YMU Group as Commercial Director

YMU Group manages Clean Bandit, Take That and many more

Universal and Warner employ around 13,000 people between them – over 3,000 more than in 2012

If you want to really get a taste of the music industry's commercial comeback, you've got to take a look at the jobs

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LiveXLive and iHeartMedia ink multi-year live streaming agreement

The expanded partnership gives LiveXLive exclusive global livestreaming rights for 17 iHeartRadio events

‘A lot of artists end up frustrated if they sign away their independence.’

Following a period of rapid global expansion, Ditto Music now has 19 offices around the world – and says it’s investing to build the music industry model of the future...