Apple In The News

Major record companies are losing market share on Spotify. But Spotify is gaining market share in Warner’s own revenues.

Spotify, Apple, and YouTube contributed 42% of Warner Music Group's annual revenues in FY2021 between them

Kobalt is shorn, reborn… and still full of scorn (for those who keep money from songwriters)

Willard Ahdritz and Laurent Hubert explain Kobalt's sell-offs, and why they're coming for collection society wastage

Voice and music recognition firm SoundHound to list on NASDAQ with $2.1bn valuation via SPAC merger

Firm has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners Co

Warner launches JV label MARV Music with British production company MARV, Colin Barlow joins as President

First single will be a joint release with Parlophone from FKA Twigs featuring Central Cee

Primary Wave buys stake in publishing catalog of the Waterboys’ Mike Scott

Included in the deal are hits like Fisherman’s Blues and This Is the Sea

Create Music Group acquires India-based distribution and rights management firm Nirvana Digital

Nirvana Digital says that it serves over 20 billion minutes of video each month

From Universal’s first public financials to UnitedMasters’ $550 valuation: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up

The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter

UnitedMasters valued at $550m, after raising $50m in new funding round

Round was led by Andreessen Horowitz