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Mandy Freebairn named US Label Manager at IDOL as music distributor signs two North American deals

The indie distribution and A&L services company has forged new partnerships with Le Plan Recordings and Old Soul Music

‘AI is exciting and terrifying. It’s something we all should be paying significant attention to, especially managers of deceased icons.’

Ashley Austin, founder of Artist Legacy Group, on the responsibilities and opportunities of managing the estates of legendary artists

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From Universal Music’s cost-saving ‘redesign’ to Warner’s superfan app… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…

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As D-Day arrives for TikTok’s Universal feud, UMPG tells songwriters: ‘They simply do not value your music’

Universal Music Publishing Group has in the past 24 hours written a new missive to its songwriters

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Warner expands distribution deal with India’s Tips Industries, amid ongoing South Asian music boom

Warner's new deal with Tips will include the Indian film production and music company's entire repertoire

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Over 38% of music on TikTok is ‘modified’, says study that analyzed 100 million audio tracks on the platform

Either pitch or speed of these tracks were altered, according to Pex data

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NetEase Cloud Music reports first-ever full-year net profit as paid music subscribers jump 15.3% to 44.1m

Revenues from music services umped 17.6% year-over-year in 2023, the company said in its latest earnings report

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ASCAP doubles down on non-profit model after paying out record $1.59bn to songwriters and publishers in 2023

Over 960,000 members contribute to ASCAP's musical catalog, which includes artists like Beyoncé, Billy Joel, Cardi B, and more

Analysis

So… maybe don’t bet your house on Universal Music Group and TikTok reaching a deal anytime soon

UMG and Sir Lucian Grainge today doubled down on their borderline disgust with the licensing offer/s they've received from TikTok in recent months

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Marian Wolf promoted to lead Publishing business in North America at BMG amid increased focus on US market

Wolf has been influential in the signing and renewal of significant BMG publishing clients, including George Harrison, Jennifer Lopez and Riot Games

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HarbourView Equity Partners acquires ‘select songwriting and publishing assets’ from Hip-Hop/R&B group Full Force

The six-person collective has created music for the likes of Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, N'Sync, UTFO, Britney Spears, James Brown and Black Eyed Peas

Interviews

‘Country Music is having the moment we all know it deserved for a long time.’

MBW's Trailblazers meets Barry Daffurn, President and Co-Founder of Los Angeles-headquartered music label, distribution, and rights management company, Cinq Music Group

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IMPALA calls on Apple to rethink spatial audio bonus, seek ‘collaborative’ solution

Apple Music's higher payouts for songs available in Spatial Audio disadvantages indie artists and labels, IMPALA says

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Bucks Music Group partners with industry veteran Eddie Levy to launch Chelsea Songs JV

Chelsea Songs will manage the works of artists like Bill Withers, Andre Rieu, The Hues Corporation, and others

Analysis

TikTok vs. Universal Music Group: The Cremation of Once-Cuddlesome Relations

Surveying the landscape of a battle between music's biggest rightsholder and ByteDance's video juggernaut