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Duetti secures fresh $114m to buy indie artist catalogs, including $80m raised through firm’s first asset-backed securitization transaction
Duetti, a music investment company focused on indie music rights, has announced it has secured $114 million in new funding...
The Hipgnosis Songs Fund catalog has just been valued at $2.36bn… around $150m more than HSF’s enterprise value when Blackstone acquired it
In July, investment giant Blackstone acquired Hipgnosis Songs Fund‘s assets from HSF’s then-public shareholders in a transaction worth USD $1.584 billion.According to...
Concord closes $850m Asset-Backed Securities transaction to ‘fuel strategic growth and acquisitions’
Concord has successfully closed its latest Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) transaction, which sees the company raise $850 million in debt financing through...
Cut Costs, Not Features with This Microsoft Bundle Deal
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Global songwriter royalty collections rose 7.6% to $12.7bn in 2023, CISAC reports
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of...
NetEase Cloud Music inks deal to give its subscribers in China 30-day exclusive access to releases from K-Pop firm Kakao Entertainment
Chinese streaming service NetEase Cloud Music is increasingly positioning itself as the place to go for K-pop in China.Its latest...
Josh Mateer promoted to Head of A&R for the UK and Europe at TikTok’s SoundOn
Josh Mateer has been promoted to Head of A&R at SoundOn, TikTok in the UK and EuropeThe exec’s expanded role...
Universal Music uses AI voice cloning tool to create Spanish-language version of Brenda Lee’s hit ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree’
Over the summer, Universal Music Group struck a strategic partnership with AI tech company SoundLabs focused on ‘ethically’ trained tools for...
Primary Wave strikes music rights deal with estate of country and folk singer-songwriter, Jerry Jeff Walker
Primary Wave Music has revealed its latest acquisition. The company announced on Friday (October 25) that it has struck a...
From Timbaland’s Suno partnership to UnitedMasters’ direct TikTok deal… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines...
