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1. From Suno’s $5.4B valuation to Bill Ackman’s exit from Universal Music… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

   The biggest headlines from the past few days...

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2. Soraib el Jelali appointed Head of A&R at Warner Chappell Music Benelux

   El Jelali first joined WMG in 2023 as Head of A&R at Atlantic Records Benelux, where he worked with artists including Diamond-certified Roxy Dekker.

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3. UMG launches nextWAV artist development program in New Zealand

   The 12-month program is open to applicants aged 16 to 18 who are permanent residents or citizens of New Zealand.

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4. MOBO Awards founder Kanya King dies at 57

   'The music world has lost one of its most fearless champions.'

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5. Remember ‘Say No To Suno’? Someone just hired a plane to fly it over an AI investor summit… featuring Mikey Shulman.

   Its location in the skies was significant – directly over the UBS AI in Entertainment Summit at the Shutters on the Beach hotel, where Suno CEO Mikey Shulman was among the speakers.

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6. Concord invests in and strikes strategic partnership with Lito Music, the company founded by Latin hip-hop & reggaeton artist Lito MC Cassidy

   The deal expands Concord’s presence in Latin music

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7. A bill moving through Congress could change who controls the US Copyright Office. Here’s why it matters for the music business.

   Who controls the machinery of copyright in the United States, and what happens to music if that control shifts?

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8. Canada walks back plan to make US audiovisual streaming services pay a bigger Canadian-content levy

   The measures were announced by Marc Miller, Canada's Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages.

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9. Julian Franzoni appointed General Manager for Argentina and Uruguay at Warner Chappell Music

   Franzoni joined WCM in 2016 and rose through the ranks in the A&R team

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10. Fast-growing producer royalty company mprs is now buying producer catalogs – in partnership with Milk & Honey

    Founded in 2021, mprs – pronounced 'Empress' – was spun out of artist management and services company mtheory when Universal Music Group acquired mtheory's label division

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