Posts by Murray Stassen

TikTok integrates another streaming service into Add to Music App feature, with Anghami partnership

TikTok users in the Middle East and North Africa can now save tracks from TikTok straight to their music libraries on streaming service Anghami. The platform has become the latest to sign up to TikTok’s ‘Add to Music App’ feature, which lets TikTok users save the songs they discover on the social app directly to … Continued

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Believe expands Artist Services division in MENA region, signs superstars Angham, Nancy Ajram, and Ragheb Alama

Believe said the three "strategic" signings form the "cornerstone" of its roster and "evolution" in the MENA region.

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Aimee Jessiman appointed UK Head of Management at Three Six Zero

Jessiman works on global talent such as Calvin Harris and Swedish House Mafia

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Lightroom has previously produced immersive events for Billie Eilish and Coldplay. Now it’s secured investment and IP from Reservoir Media to create more music experiences

Reservoir will provide 'best-in-class IP' for Lightroom’s immersive experiences

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Nightmare for Live Nation? Questions asked as DOJ discovers ticketing ‘kickbacks’ in OVG boss bid-rigging probe

Arrangement has come to light as part of the DOJ's investigation into bid-rigging allegations against OVG CEO Tim Leiweke

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EU to launch ‘full-scale’ investigation into UMG’s $775m Downtown deal, Reuters reports

The European Commission is reportedly planning to open a "full-scale" investigation into UMG's proposed acquisition of Downtown

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‘Success is building something that outlasts hype.’

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Justin Garza, founder of talent management company, the Dream Adopters

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Chartmetric’s new Make Music Equal report tracks gender representation across 1 million artists

Chartmetric analyzes pronoun data on more than 1 million artists from 230 countries and territories

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Orla Lee-Fisher joins Warner as Head of Dual Catalog Strategy, as major steps up M&A activity

Exec joins WMG to 'champion' catalogs represented by WMG across both recorded music and music publishing

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Naoki Osada, ex-CEO of Avex USA, launches Nebula17 to break Japanese talent in the US and globally

Nebula17 is backed by a group of strategic investors

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Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green’s estate strikes music rights deal with Primary Wave

Company to acquire assets in Green’s Rattlesnake music publishing catalog, plus his interest in all compositions written by him, as well as certain recordings

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Sony strikes strategic deal with Dominican Republic’s Alofoke Music, acquires portion of label’s catalog

Label was founded by prominent Dominican Republic-based media personality Santiago “Alofoke” Matías

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EMPIRE launches in Nordic region; hires Iman Hazheer to lead expansion across Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Iceland

Hazheer spent nearly seven years at Spotify, where he led editorial strategy for the Nordics as a Senior Editor

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After being sued by Warner for copyright infringement, DSW files lawsuit against UMG, Sony and BMG seeking court protection over music usage in TikTok, Instagram posts

Legal complaint seeks court protection from copyright infringement claims, after receiving demand letters from the music companies

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Oak View Group CEO Timothy Leiweke indicted by DOJ for alleged arena bid rigging scheme

Leiweke 'will vigorously defend himself' said spokesperson in a statement, as Oak View Chief Exec steps down