Music rights investment firm MusicBird signs $100m loan facility to expand catalogue acquisitions

Music rights investment company MusicBird has signed a term loan facility with capacity up to $100 million with MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group). MusicBird entered the music rights acquisition space in 2021 with plans to build a highly selective portfolio of evergreen hit songs, focusing on a diverse range of ...

Decca Classics signs composer and conductor Tan Dun

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BRITs showrunner Damian Christian talks buzz, shortlist debates & Harry Styles

Polydor promotes Karen Dagg and Jade Bradshaw to marketing directors

Deezer CEO Jeronimo Folgueira: Five big ideas for the future of streaming

Deezer CEO Jeronimo Folgueira is coming up to his second anniversary at the Paris-based global streaming service. In the latest edition of Music Week, the Spanish ...

Warner Music India acquires majority stake in distributor and influencer marketing firm Divo

Warner Music India has signed a deal to acquire a majority stake in Divo, a digital media and music company with a presence across all four South Indian ...

Warner Music appoints Ariel Bardin to new role of president of technology

Warner Music Group has appointed Ariel Bardin to the newly created post of president of technology. As a member of WMG’s executive leadership team, Bardin will oversee the ...

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