Kobalt pulls 700K tracks from Facebook, Instagram: McCartney, Beck, Weeknd, Foo Fighters, more
Kobalt has pulled 700,000 tracks off Facebook and Instagram in the US after the music publisher was unable to negotiate a new contract, according to multiple sources. Kobalt is one. Continue reading
AWAL Deal Cements Sony’s Position As An Indie Powerhouse [MARK MULLIGAN]
With yesterday’s AWAL deal, Sony cemented its place as an indie powerhouse and heralded in a new era where “an artist can be independent with a major label,” writes MIDiA. Continue reading
Merck Mercuriadis: ‘I Want To Change The Way The Songwriter Sits In The Economic Equation’ [INTERVIEW]
In this piece, music executive and entrepreneur Merck Mercuriadis discusses his company Hipgnosis, and its recent slew of successful copyright acquisitions. Guest post by Emmanuel Legrand of the Legrand Network. Continue reading
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Kobalt Founder Willard Ahdritz Shifts From CEO To Chairman
Kobalt Music Group founder Willard Ahdritz is stepping down from his post as CEO and into a new role as Chairman. Ahdritz will be succeeded by Laurent Hubert with the. Continue reading
AWAL Names Pete Giberga Head A&R North America
AWAL has hired Pete Giberga as Head of A&R, North America based in Kobalt’s New York office. Giberga comes to AWAL from 300 Entertainment, where he was EVP and Head. Continue reading
Publishers Are Driving A Full Stack Music Revolution [MIDiA’s Mark Mulligan]
As the value of music publishing catalogs have multiplied, so have the ways in which forward-thinking companies like Downtown, Round Hill, Kobalt, ole/Anthem, Primary Wave and Create Group monetized those. Continue reading
Kobalt’s AWAL Expands Artist Marketing Team With VP Hire
AWAL, Kobalt’s red hot label services and recordings company, has hired Thomas Fiss as VP of Strategic Marketing, North America. Based in Los Angeles, Fiss will oversee multichannel marketing, which. Continue reading
BUSINESS OF INDIE: Kobalt Grows, IncInk, India’s Indie Music Label, Bitbird, IBMA and More
In this edition of the Business Of Indie, Kobalt reports major growth and losses, India's IncInk and Indie Music Label make the news, Bitbird makes some noise in EDM and. Continue reading
