Business Ex-BMG UK President Alexi Cory-Smith launches acquisitive firm with €30m fund, buys rights from AWAL… Nick J Adam Feb 15, 2023 Alexi Cory-Smith, who exited BMG UK in December 2017, has launched what she describes as “a music company for the… Read More...
Business With AWAL and Platoon both acquired, Tencent-backed FRTYFVE is becoming an indie power player in… Nick J Adam Nov 18, 2022 “We don’t care what genre you work in, or what ‘industry experts’ might think about the music you make.”This isn’t your… Read More...
Business Sony Music’s $430m acquisition of AWAL officially cleared by UK competition watchdog – Music… Nick J Adam Mar 16, 2022 It’s official: Sony Music‘s acquisition of artist services company AWAL has been fully cleared by the UK’s Competition… Read More...
Business Even without AWAL, Kobalt Music Group is a $600m+ annual business… and comfortably profitable… Nick J Adam Mar 8, 2022 Kobalt Music Group has made some headline-grabbing sell-offs over the past year.So without these banner areas of its… Read More...
Business If you wanted to know why Sony Music bought AWAL… this is why – Music Business Worldwide Nick J Adam Feb 20, 2022 MBW Reacts is a series of short comment pieces from the MBW team. They are our ‘quick take’ reactions – through a music… Read More...
Business Sony Music’s $430m buyout of AWAL provisionally cleared by UK competition watchdog – Music… Nick J Adam Feb 12, 2022 Sony Music Entertainment couldn’t have asked for a better start to the weekend.Today (February 11), the UK’s Competition… Read More...
Business Jenn Hovick named Vice President of Artist and Label Development at AWAL – Music Business… Nick J Adam Jan 25, 2022 Jenn Hovick has been named Vice President of Artist and Label Development at AWAL.Based in Los Angeles, Hovick will… Read More...
Business Jennifer Kirell promoted to SVP, Catalog & Retail Marketing at AWAL – Music Business… Nick J Adam Jan 18, 2022 Jennifer Kirell has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Catalog & Retail Marketing, at artist services company… Read More...
Business Sony Music: AWAL would have ‘struggled to maintain its position’ if we hadn’t bought it –… Nick J Adam Dec 31, 2021 In the first quarter of 2022, the eyes of the global music industry will fixate, at least for a while, on the UK.Why?… Read More...
Business Charlotte Birch and Nathan Liddle-Hulme named Joint Heads of UK Marketing at AWAL – Music… Nick J Adam Nov 30, 2021 Charlotte Birch and Nathan Liddle-Hulme have been promoted to joint Heads of Marketing for the UK at AWAL.The two… Read More...