Believe In The News

Robert Kyncl talks Spotify deal, Warner Music’s distribution strategy at Morgan Stanley event

Warner Music Group CEO opens up on strategy, interviewed by Ben Swinburne

UK-based physical distributor Proper Music acquired by Netherlands’ Artone

Holding company Proper Music Group goes into administration; trading companies will no longer be affiliated with Proper Group AG (formerly Utopia Music)

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Michael Lewan named Executive Director of Music Fights Fraud Alliance; YouTube Music, ONErpm, Revelator, Too Lost and more join as members

Org was formed in June 2023 to tackle fraud in the music industry

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$1bn-valued Create Music Group acquires catalog from Pack Records as companies form new JV

CMG and Pack's existing partnership is being expanded to include recorded music and publishing

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Believe launches new services unit in Thailand dedicated to breaking indie-pop acts in the market

Believe plans to push artists under its care into the Top 20 of the Thai music charts this year

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Celine Hollenbeck and Jenna Akemi Kon, named partners at entertainment law firm Carroll, Guido, Groffman, Cohen, Bar & Karalian

The law firm has represented artists in numerous high-profile rights acquisitions in recent years

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TuneCore launches new ‘Advanced Trends and Analytics’ dashboard for for self-releasing artists

The new dashboard features cross-platform performance tracking and real-time engagement metrics, among other functions

Analysis

On… Universal’s Asian Adventure

MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events or news stories.