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‘Clinging to old-school methods of breaking artists is holding the industry back. It’s like, do you want to be Blockbuster or Netflix?’

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Chief Zaruk and Simon Tikhman, co-founders and CEOs of The Core Entertainment

Julia Michaels sells catalog to the Jonas Group, founded by The Jonas Brothers’ father Kevin Jonas Sr.

Michaels has sold "a vast catalog" of publishing copyrights and recordings to the Jonas Group

The MLC urges court to deny Spotify’s motion to dismiss ‘bundling’ lawsuit

The MLC has filed a formal response to Spotify's motion to dismiss

All change (again) in Nashville: Gregg Nadel joins Cris Lacy as Co-Chair & Co-President of Warner Music Nashville; Ben Kline to step down after a decade with the company

Leadership shakeup at Warner Music Nashville follows the recent move to bring the company under the Warner Records umbrella

Kesha launches her own label, Kesha Records, in partnership with Warner’s ADA

Kesha’s first distribution deal will give her full creative control and ownership of her work

Superfan platform Mellomanic, formerly We Are Giant, closes $6m funding round

Mellomanic says it has seen a 13,000% increase in monthly active users since the start of the year

Read Sir Lucian Grainge’s Universal Music Capital Markets day opening address in full: ‘Streaming will continue to propel many years of industry growth.’

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Defected Records’ publishing arm Chooses Warner Chappell Music UK as exclusive publishing partner

Founded in 1999, London-headquartered Defected Records specializes in dance music