Music Business News: United States
News MBW sits down with Spotify to ask about its new tool, which some have accused of bearing the hallmarks of payola
News eOne’s labels include Death Row Records, Dualtone Records and Artemis Records
News Deal includes WAR’s master recordings spanning nearly 40 years
News "As we learn from this experiment, we’ll carefully test expanding to other personalized areas of Spotify."
News Leadership transition will take place over next couple of months
News "TikTok is a leader in this space and we are pleased to be partnering with them to drive music discovery, expand opportunities for creativity and support artist careers.”
News Merck Mercuriadis does biggest deal yet, snapping up catalog owned by fund managed by Kobalt Capital
News Partnership includes the catalog of masters and publishing assets owned by the singer