News New acquisition heavyweight formed; MBW understands both parties will co-invest in rights Interviews MBW asked the Hipgnosis CEO and founder to respond to criticisms from his harshest detractors. He said yes. Analysis Why calls for investors to learn of every detail of a songwriter buyout are badly misguided News KKR says the Tedder catalog spans nearly 500 songs, covering both "music publishing and recorded music rights" News Deal comes six months after global investment giant KKR led a $48m investment in Artlist News Round includes previously announced $250m strategic investment from Sony Corporation News Artlist will use to money to buy assets and potentially acquire in the marketplace News Tencent's bid for 10-20% of Universal nearly fell through, but now it probably looks back on track