Kobalt Music Group In The News

As SoundCloud considers options for sale (or investment), it hires ex-Kobalt exec Tom Sansone as CFO and COO

Sansone, who reports to Eliah Seton at SoundCloud, brings more than 20 years of global financial and operational experience with him across tech and music industries.

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Tyler, The Creator was the top artist-songwriter in Q3 2023 on the NMPA’s Gold & Platinum program (based on RIAA Certifications)

The rapper and producer secured 17 Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum certifications in Q3 2023

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Rough Trade expands to Liverpool with its largest UK store

The move comes ahead of the retailer's planned launch of a flagship store in Berlin

Interviews

BandLab CEO, Meng Ru Kuok: ‘I think there will be over 1 billion music creators by 2030, potentially even sooner.’

MBW and Goldman Sachs team up for our first Entrepreneur Of The Year award – and BandLab's co-founder picks up the prize

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Hipgnosis Songs Fund like-for-like revenue up 14.0% YoY in 6 months to end of September; company’s portfolio now valued at $2.62 billion by Citrin Cooperman

Red Hot Chili Peppers catalog was UK-listed fund's biggest revenue generator in the period

Analysis

Hipgnosis Songs Fund’s board is concerned over Citrin Cooperman’s latest valuation of the company. What’s it going to do about it?

Hipgnosis Songs Fund delayed its results today. Why did it do it - and what does it really mean?

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Verswire raises $12.3m, launches publishing arm in partnership with Kobalt Music Group

Verswire was founded by blink-182’s Mark Hoppus, veteran music manager Nick Lippman, and Veeps co-founder & COO Sherry Saeedi (CEO and Founder), while Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz serves as a strategic advisor

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Hipgnosis Songs Fund sells 20,000 songs for $23.1m

Hipgnosis has not confirmed the name of the buyer