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From Believe’s $600m IPO to Hipgnosis and Influence Media’s catalog deals: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up

The biggest music industry stories of the week, all in one place

Darcus Beese has signed a JV deal with a major record company. But which one?

"The smart money's on Sony," says our source. "But Warner has definitely been in conversations too."

Sophia Bacuros and Deryck Vanderbilt-Nicholson join Troy Carter’s Venice

Execs join from HITCO Entertainment and Island Records/4th & B'way, respectively

BTS and Big Hit (HYBE) sued for copyright infringement over K-Pop reality TV show I-Land

Big Hit also named in lawsuit claiming that the idea for the show was "stolen"

Universal’s UK Task Force for Meaningful Change issues manifesto outlining goals to achieve ‘lasting social change’

Partnership with social enterprise The Black Curriculum also announced

Universal Music Group launches Tuff Gong Collective joint venture with Cedella Marley

Partnership encompasses new film and television projects, as well as recorded music from artists signed through the JV

Tommy Brown: ‘I want to create a frictionless music business where people actually get paid.’

The Grammy-nominated producer and Ariana Grande collaborator discusses how he approaches production, the best advice he’s been given, and why he thinks the music business needs a long overdue update

Warner’s Parlophone Records and Atlas Artists ink joint venture

First Atlas acts to work with Parlophone as part of the arrangement are KAM-BU, New Familiar and Rachel Chinouriri