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Kobalt Music Copyrights’ catalogues sold to Hipgnosis

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By Emmanuel Legrand Hipgnosis Songs Fund has acquired Kobalt Music Copyrights' catalogues for a total consideration of $322.9 million. Kobalt Music Copyrights was launched in 2011 as part of Kobalt Capital, the investment arm of Kobalt. It owns the rights to 33,000 songs or cuts in songs written by over 1,500 songwriters from 42 catalogues, including 18,000 songs from the Nettwerk music publishing catalogue, acquired by Kobalt Capital in 2016. Following the acquisition, Hipgnosis Songs Fund o...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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European Commission plans a study on discoverability of European content online

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European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel (pictured, above) announced that the Commission will launch this year a study on the discoverability of European content online, with "a particular focus on music streaming."

"This study will help us understand the challenges of discoverability faced by European music in the digital environment and explore potential solutions," said Gabriel in a message to the participants to the Creators Conference o...

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Reel Muzik Werks teams with Shor Police to launch Tunes Without Border

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Global music rights management company Reel Muzik Werks (RMW) has partnered with India-based band Shor Police to launch Tunes Without Borders, an initiative to bring international music to English-speaking cultures.

Reel Muzik Werks Founder & CEO Teri Nelson Carpenter first became acquainted with Shor Police through the All About Music conference in Mumbai. The band is comprised of vocalist/composer Clinton Cerejo and singer-songwriter Bianca Gomes, and draws from electro-pop, R&B, ...

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Kobalt re-signs Tash Sultana to a global publishing administration agreement

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Kobalt has re-signed songwriter and singer Tash Sultana to a worldwide publishing administration agreement. The deal includes global synch and creative services for future songs.

Sultana had signed initially to Kobalt in 2017. Sultana said, "I love working with the Kobalt team and am happy to continue a partnership globally. I'm excited for my new songs I've been working on for so long see the light of day.”

The career of the multi-instrumentalist, producer, singer-songwriter, engineer, ...

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