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Grammy winner Eve sells rights to Iconoclast in eight-figure deal

"Eve’s contributions to hip hop and popular culture are unparalleled," said Olivier Chastan, founder and CEO of Iconoclast

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Corey Sheridan exits Global Music Strategy role at TikTok, joins Warner’s ADA as Global Head of Commerce & Revenue

Exec secured partnerships with streaming platforms to power TikTok’s ‘Add to Music App’ feature

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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

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Snoop Dogg strikes publishing deals with Reservoir for his entire catalog of hits, future works, plus Death Row Records publishing catalog

Snoop Dogg said: “I’m so honored to have them as a partner and excited for all the great things to come with the catalogue as well as new music ventures."

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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

Interviews

‘I know that if I love a song, or an artist really speaks to me, others will feel the same way.’

Katie Welle, SVP of Creative A&R at Sony Music Publishing, now at her second spell with the company after a stint at RCA, discusses the art of A&R and the power of disruption

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Range Music Publishing inks exclusive global admin deal with Universal Music Publishing

The partnership expands Range Media’s existing relationships with UMG, which includes collaborations with Capitol and Virgin

Analysis News

From Global Music Rights’ $3.3bn valuation to the Miley Cyrus copyright lawsuit… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…