Kobalt's Capital fund has acquired Songs Music Publishing's catalogue in a deal said to involve most of the major players in the music publishing business bidding for the rights.
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Music Week cover stars Kobalt have signed a multi-faceted worldwide publishing and recordings deal with The Wombats. The band's previous three albums were released by Warner Music UK's 14th ...
Where there’s a Willard, there’s a way. Kobalt Music founder/CEO Willard Ahdritz appears on the cover of this week’s Music Week, alongside the company’s chief creative officer Sas Metcalfe ...
“I have no interest in trying to play games with numbers,” says Willard Ahdritz. “Like Amazon, we have been investing, investing, investing and growing. Of course, profitability, when you have ...
It’s been a huge year for Kobalt Music, from this month’s acquisition of Songs Music Publishing to big signings (including The Kooks, The Wombats and First Aid Kit) ...
The Music Week Women In Music Awards, held in association with UK Music, AIM and WIN, has only been around for four years.
But, in that short time, it has ...
A week on from the Music Week Women In Music Awards, we’re still celebrating the inspirational occasion with the winners’ speeches in full. The latest in the series is the ...
Sas Metcalfe is coming home. Kobalt Music’s president of global creative is now so well-established in Los Angeles that many people probably don’t even realise she’s actually British.
But the ...
Kobalt Capital has closed its second managed fund to invest in music copyright, with a capacity of $600 million (£458m), comprisng $345 million (£263.4m) of equity commitments plus debt.
The ...
