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From Hipgnosis’ next phase to TikTok’s indie takeover… 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...
KakaoBank buys 15% stake in music streaming startup Naivy
KakaoBank, an internet-only bank in South Korea, has made a strategic investment in Naivy, a fintech startup specializing in music...
NetEase Cloud Music profit soars as revenue from streaming subscriptions jumps 25.5% YoY
Cloud Music, China’s second-largest operator of music streaming services, has reported at 26.6% YoY jump in revenue from online music...
Primary Wave acquires publishing and other rights to entire catalog of ‘Feels So Good’ composer Chuck Mangione
Acquisitive music company Primary Wave has acquired the publishing rights to the entire catalog of Chuck Mangione, the legendary jazz...
Court clears Michael Jackson estate to proceed with catalog sale to Sony at $1.5b valuation
A California appeals court has given a final green light to Michael Jackson’s estate to proceed with a sale of...
Full details confirmed of NVISION Latino Film and Music Festival following acquisition and expansion by NTERTAIN
The line-up for this year’s NVISION Latino Film and Music Festival has been announced, including exclusive screenings and performances as well...
ADA inks global distribution deal with FTS Global Management
ADA, the independent label and artist services arm of Warner Music Group has struck a distribution deal with FTS Global...
Audio Chateau Records raises $4.5m; appoints Glen Barros and Jonathan Schulman to board
Audio Chateau Records, a new label under Jared Gutstadt’s Audio Up Media podcast company, has secured $4.5 million in funding...
Over half of TikTok’s biggest global tracks of the summer are independently distributed
The onward march of the ‘middle class’ of indie artists has been one of the music industry’s biggest talking points...
Nichal Sethi promoted to Head of SoundOn EMEA, while Toyin Mustapha steps up to Head of Music Partnerships for UK, Ireland and SSA at TikTok
ByteDance-owned short-form video and social platform TikTok has promoted two executives to key roles covering the UK and Ireland, EMEA,...
