Music Business News: North America

From Universal’s TIDAL partnership to TikTok limiting access to music in Australia… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

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Sony Music’s Santa Anna makes three exec appointments a month after launch

Label was founded by Sony Music Entertainment (SME) and Todd Moscowitz in January

Michelle Jubelirer premieres new-look Capitol Music Group at Town Hall event – including the return of Motown

Los Angeles showcase saw performances from artists including Ice Spice and Niall Horan

Warner Music Group board member, Ceci Kurzman, joins UTA board alongside Paul Wachter

Kurzman is the founder of Nexus Management

Shamrock Capital, the firm that bought Taylor Swift’s masters, raises over $600m to expand content strategy

Company has approximately $4.4bn of assets under management.

How Max Martin’s songwriting techniques are used to write hit, after hit, after hit

Top40 Theory founder Asaf Peres on how he studied Max Martin's songs to build out his Melodic Math Course

Dr. Dre’s The Chronic returns to streaming services via Interscope Records

Original distributor Interscope worked The Chronic in 1992 via its relationship with Death Row Records

Beatport snaps up majority stake in electronic dance music event, IMS Ibiza

Deal follows a string of acquisitions by Beatport in recent months