AWAL In The News

Matt Riley promoted to Managing Director of AWAL in the UK, Victoria Needs and Sam Potts upped to SVP roles

Based in London, Riley will report directly to Paul Hitchman, President of AWAL

SoundCloud partners with Feature.fm to provide marketing tools to indie artists

Feature.fm's services include shareable and trackable pre-save and smart links

Confirmed: Kobalt posted a $21.9m operating profit in FY 2022, up 71% YoY

Kobalt's successful writers in FY 2022 included Rogét Chahayed, Sam Fender, Finneas, Max Martin, Andrew Watt, Ozuna, Karol G, Phoebe Bridgers, Stevie Nicks, Justin Quiles, The Foo Fighters, Roddy Ricch, and Gunna.

News

Kobalt revenues jumped 22% to top $600m in 12 months to end of June 2022

Company says it spent over $300 million on advances and catalog acquisitions in the period

Analysis

As major label market share falls on Spotify, can we expect even more indie investment from the ‘Big Three’?

As industry dynamics shift, are we going to see artist and label services divisions grow in importance for the majors?

Analysis

The major record companies release around 3,900 tracks every day. Their problem? That’s a drop in the ocean.

The major music companies release only 4% of the daily deluge of tracks hitting audio and video streaming services, new data shows.

News

Dorothée Imhoff appointed CCO of FUGA, Sven Zeevalk named Global Head of Operations

Liz Northeast also appointed SVP EMEA

Interviews

‘Every artist, no matter how big they are, should have access to the same tools that any big company has.’

How Feature.fm's marketing tools can help artists use viral TikTok moments to grow their streaming audience