One Liners: Central Cee, French The Kid, Republic Records, more
Roundup of appointments and releases including Republic Records' Beau Benton promotion, UROK and Kobalt hires, and new singles from Central Cee and Måneskin.…
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One Liners: YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Afrojack, The Waeve, more
Deals and appointments include YoungBoy Never Broke Again moving to Motown, several publishing signings, and PRS naming Julian Nott as Members Council chair.…
Judge declines to issue summary judgement on Kobalt side dispute in Eminem v Spotify copyright case
A US judge has declined to issue summary judgement on Spotify’s claim that Kobalt must indemnify it in the Eight Mile Style copyright dispute over Eminem’s songs.…
CMU Digest 11.09.22: Kobalt, energy prices, vinyl sales, Nirvana, GEMA
This week's digest covers Francisco Partners' majority stake in Kobalt, the UK energy price plan, vinyl outselling CDs, and a dismissed Nirvana artwork lawsuit.…
Francisco Partners acquires majority stake in Kobalt
Private equity firm Francisco Partners is acquiring a majority stake in Kobalt, with the current management team remaining in place and Kobalt’s mission unchanged.…
Kobalt signs Tom Demac
Kobalt has signed producer Tom Demac to a worldwide publishing administration deal covering his catalogue and future works.…
Kobalt to launch NFT collection with Dawn Richard and Afroscope
Kobalt is launching a three-piece NFT collection based on lyrics from Dawn Richard's song 'Le Petite Morte (A Lude)', created by visual artist Afroscope.…
One Liners: Pulp, Venues Day, Loski, more
This week's round-up includes Kobalt's Jamie Kinelski promotion, the Music Venue Trust's Venues Day, Pulp reuniting for live shows, and new releases from Loski and others.…
Kobalt pulls songs from Meta platforms in US after failing to agree new licensing deal
Kobalt has removed its song repertoire from Meta's Facebook and Instagram in the US after its licence expired without a new deal, though it says it remains committed to agreeing terms.…
One Liners: AFEM, LIVE, Teenage Fanclub, Ezra Furman
Appointments at Sony Music's podcast division, AFEM, LIVE, Alder and Kobalt, plus new releases from Teenage Fanclub and Ezra Furman.…
UK competition regulator fully clears Sony’s acquisition of AWAL
The CMA has fully cleared Sony Music's purchase of Kobalt's AWAL label services business, after a provisional ruling last month found no sufficient competition concerns.…
More music companies cut ties with Russia in protest over the war in Ukraine
Sony Music, Warner Music, Kobalt and FUGA have suspended operations in Russia in protest at the invasion of Ukraine, while supporting humanitarian relief efforts.…