Warner Music Group In The News

Warner Music and Red Light Management form strategic alliance in Japan

'Artist-focused' partnership set for immediate launch with French-Canadian singer Ghostly Kisses

WMG’s Robert Kyncl on his plan for 2024 and how this will be ‘the year of the Next 10’

Robert Kyncl sent out an internal note to Warner Music Group's global workforce on Monday (January 8) outlining his plan for the company in 2024

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SoundCloud gears up for sale with potential $1bn+ price-tag (report)

Raine Group and Temasek reportedly looking at banks to handle sale process

Analysis

The EU’s AI act is a vital piece of legislation for the music industry – but what does it actually say?

Rightsholders won a few battles, and lost some, in the EU's world-leading draft AI law

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Anghami’s subscriber base grows 17% in Q3 2023, to 1.73M

The Middle East and North Africa-focused music streaming service has seen ad revenue soar by 28%.

Interviews

‘Someone said to us in our second week: Boys, the deals you’re doing are going to get you nowhere. You might as well quit now.’

The Other Songs co-founders and brothers Alastair and Billy Webber tell us about the company’s origins, Ren's UK No.1 album and their plans for the future..

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Jeremy Sponder joins Warner’s Global Catalog team as VP of US Marketing for International Repertoire

Sponder will be responsible for managing US marketing activations for both shallow and deep catalog originating from the UK and other international markets

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Direct-to-fan platform Medallion raises $13.7m from investors including Metallica’s Black Squirrel Partners

The platform has built digital communities for artists such as Jungle, Disclosure, Greta Van Fleet and Sigur Rós