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Chance the Rapper vs. Pat the Manager trial: Seven revelations from the courtroom so far

The civil trial between Chancelor Bennett (Chance the Rapper) and his former manager Patrick Corcoran is underway

Warner Music Group signs new $1.645bn credit agreement with JPMorgan, refinancing existing debt

Agreement comprises a $1.295B term loan, the proceeds of which will be used to pay off WMG's existing term loan debt and related fees, and a $350M revolving credit facility

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Dionne Warwick sues rights company over alleged ‘pilfering of millions’ in royalty income

Artists Rights Enforcement Corporation previously sued the singer, claiming it is owed "hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars."

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‘It’s a different time, and I’d like to add something great to the new era.’

Andreas Carlsson discusses his time as one the most successful writers in the world, why he regrets selling his catalog, and his new mission at Hyph

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Hari Nair to exit as CEO of India’s Tips Music

The former Sony Music India and ByteDance veteran will exit on April 30.

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Stromae’s Mosaert label renews global deal with Warner Chappell Music

The renewed agreement keeps WCM as the global representative for Stromae's catalog.

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Universal Music Nordics restructures, unifying units in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Baltics under ‘One Nordic’ model

Big news today from Universal Music Nordics, a division of Universal Music Central Europe, which has unveiled a new operational structure.

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Reservoir strikes worldwide publishing admin deal with Hans Zimmer, expanding relationship with Academy Award-winning composer

Reservoir will administer Zimmer’s catalog through his company, Remote Control Publishing

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Edward Matthew named VP, International A&R and Head of Creative for Scandinavia at Warner Chappell

Lilly Raye Music founder will be based in Stockholm and work across Warner Chappell’s international songwriting network and its A&R strategy.

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beatBread makes run of new appointments, including ex-Spotify and CD Baby execs

New hires from CD Baby, Spotify and Countsy bring finance, operations and AI expertise to the music funding company’s leadership team.

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Kobalt inks worldwide sub publishing and admin deal with the UK’s Sync Music Global

Kobalt will oversee global administration for the independent publisher’s catalogue and roster.

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Suicideboys sued in the UK by Rough Trade and Beggars Music over alleged unauthorized sample (report)

The song in question has amassed over 115 million Spotify streams.

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Sir Lucian Grainge talks AI strategy, Downtown, D2C, superfans, and more on UMG’s latest earnings call

MBW listened in to UMG's latest earnings call. Here's what we learned.

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Robert Kyncl talks Suno, AI, the value of music and more at Morgan Stanley event

Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl used an appearance at Morgan Stanley’s conference this week to make an expansive case for why artificial intelligence represents an opportunity for WMG — and for the music industry at large. The WMG CEO’s remarks came on the heels of a shareholder letter in which he argued that AI … Continued

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Reservoir faces competing takeover proposals as shareholders Wesbild and Richmond Hill counter Irenic Capital bid

Wesbild and Richmond Hill are proposing to acquire all outstanding shares of Reservoir that they don’t already own at $10.50 per share in cash.