Hipgnosis Songs Fund In The News

Jo Charrington named Co-President of EMI Records, teaming up with Rebecca Allen to run Universal’s biggest UK label

Charrington signed and developed the likes of Sam Smith and 5SOS at Capitol

HIFI closes eight-figure funding round with backing from Quincy Jones, Coran Capshaw, Diplo, 3LAU and more

Michelle Jubelirer, Ron Laffitte, Gee Roberson, Tom Windish and many others also joined the round

Markku Lonnqvist named Chief Investment Officer at Hipgnosis Song Management

Hipgnosis Song Management is the investment advisor to two Hipgnosis-branded funds: the UK-listed Hipgnosis Songs Fund, and the Blackstone-backed private fund, Hipgnosis Songs Capital

News

From the United States’ $15bn revenue to Downtown’s $200m indie artist fund: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter

Interviews

Max Martin, ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, and songwriter and producer Niclas Molinder say they’ve invented the solution to the music industry’s ‘black box’. And it’s free.

Björn Ulvaeus, Max Martin and Niclas Molinder founded Session to fix music's missing data problem.

News

Kobalt just raised $550 million in debt to buy music catalog rights

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and HPS Investment Partners are funding debt, reports Bloomberg

Analysis News

Even without AWAL, Kobalt Music Group is a $600m+ annual business… and comfortably profitable

Company posted first ever full year of EBITDA profitability in FY2021

Interviews

‘Major labels aren’t the ones pulling the strings – today, there’s a lot more responsibility on the artist’s shoulders.’

Tayla Elitzer, co-founder of artist development company Godmode, discusses lessons learned across her career, tips for artist development and longevity, and much more besides.