Music Business Worldwide

The latest music news from Music Business Worldwide, News, jobs and analysis for the global music industry and on artists new releases and where to get new mp3 songs.

1. On… influence, music’s ‘Big Three’, and a foreseeable brain drain

   As a marquee executive leaves Warner Music Group, the firm's industry positioning warrants pause for thought

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2. As SoundCloud overhauls its creator subscription model, CEO Eliah Seton says the platform is building music’s ‘next major revenue format’

   Exec talks SoundCloud's strategy, the future of fan monetization

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3. Direct-to-fan platform EVEN strikes deal with Symphonic targeting superfans with D2C storefronts for indie artists

   Deal marks latest distributor partnership for D2C specialist EVEN

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4. Primary Wave strikes partnership for catalog, name and likeness rights, of late jazz pianist Dave Brubeck

   The publisher will handle marketing, branding and licensing opportunities for Brubeck’s catalog, including sync deals for film and TV projects.

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5. The Circuit Group launches $500m+ music investment fund backed by Create Music Group

   The new fund aims to bring together Circuit Group’s expertise in electronic music with CMG’s financial resources, technology and infrastructure

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6. Dynamite Songs acquires 150 tracks via deals with Eric Turner, John ‘$K’ McGee, TIEKS and Dan Harkna

   The catalogs include Tinie Tempah's "Written in the Stars," Avicii's "Broken Arrows," and Trey Songz's "Neighbors Know My Name."

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7. Aisha Salem-Howey named General Counsel at UAE’s Music Nation

   She will lead legal, regulatory and governance strategy for the company while also handling international engagement.

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8. Ticket resales above face value to be banned by UK government in crackdown on touts

   The move marks a more aggressive approach after ministers initially considered allowing resales at up to 30% above face value.

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9. Musixmatch launches Music Lens, an AI agent that ‘transforms’ catalogs into ‘actionable insights’ for publishers, labels, and creators

   Musixmatch's new AI-powered Music Lens tool is 'built for - not on - the industry'

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10. Mushroom Music inks sub-publishing deal with peermusic for Americas

    peermusic will handle copyright registration, royalty collection, sync licensing and creative opportunities for Mushroom's roster of songwriters.

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