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Warner’s ADA Worldwide expands into France

Division will be led by respected independent industry exec Alassane Konaté

Verizon partners with Simon Fuller ‘to transform storytelling and entertainment’ using 5G, virtual reality and extended reality

First project is expected to be a short-form VR experience

‘In music, people often just focus on what they can make, rather than what’s at stake.’

Manchester-based music company NQ is making big moves in the industry, especially via star client Aitch. Its founder, Michael Adex, explains his philosophy on business...

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Sony/ATV extends global deal with British songwriter and producer Mark Ralph

Ralph has worked on five UK No.1 singles

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Keith Shocklee, co-writer of Public Enemy’s Fight The Power, sells publishing catalog to Reach Music

Catalog sale includes classic album tracks by Public Enemy, Ice Cube and LL Cool J

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Sony Music’s The Thread Shop acquires UK-based merch company Probity

Probity roster of artists includes Metallica, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Paloma Faith, Rage Against The Machine, Robert Plant, Van Morrison and others

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Jean-Sebastien Permal named Director of A&R, Continental Europe and Africa at Sony Music Entertainment

Permal will help drive the company’s A&R strategy across the region

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David Crosby forced to sell his song catalog: ‘It’s my only option… streaming stole my record money.’

Crosby, Stills & Nash legend is selling his music like Bob Dylan – but says he's doing so as he has no other financial choice

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Genius partners with Instagram to launch Lyric Reels

Collaboration marks the first official video annotation integration on Genius.com

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MBMB Publishing joins independent licensing agency IMPEL

MBMB is the independent publishing arm of UK dance label Cr2 Records

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How East Goes Global is turning US and UK artists into social media stars in China

Andrew Spalter explains how, with the right tools, China offers a vast audience to many Western artists

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Dutch collecting society Buma/Stemra and APRA AMCOS ink Pan Asian multi-territory licensing deal

APRA AMCOS will represent Buma/Stemra’s repertoire via its Pan Asian Multi-Territory Licensing (PAL) hub

Analysis Blog

Why the music industry must think big about livestreaming: ‘Could an artist following in Freddie Mercury’s footsteps execute the same call-and-response with an internet audience?’

The CEO of Kiswe, which provided the tech for BTS' record-breaking digital concert earlier this year, on the future of shows in screens

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Nigeria-based music streaming service uduX, licensed by all three majors, partners with telco MTN, which has over 60m subscribers in the market

Deal will see MTN subscribers gain access to discounted data bundles for accessing content

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Greg Dorfman promoted to Executive Vice President, Promotion for Elektra Music Group

He most recently served as EMG’s Senior Vice President of Alternative Promotion

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Deezer teams with European telco A1 Telekom to launch new co-branded streaming service, A1 Xplore Music, across Eastern Europe and Austria

New service will be available to around 8.5m A1 customers in Austria, Slovenia and Bulgaria

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Naomi Asher joins Sony/ATV as Vice President, Neighbouring Rights, UK & International

Exec will be responsible for managing the company’s Neighbouring Rights division

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Universal buys Bob Dylan publishing rights, acquiring catalog worth hundreds of millions of dollars

Expert industry sources tells MBW that Dylan's catalog would command a pricetag somewhere in the region of $250m to $400m in the current frothy music rights M&A marketplace