Music Business Worldwide News

1. BTS label Big Hit Entertainment confirms share pricing for IPO

   Company will raise $820m through the IPO

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2. Primary Wave buys majority stake in catalog of songwriter Allee Willis

   Included in the deal are hits by Earth, Wind & Fire, The Pointer Sisters and the Pet Shop Boys

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3. Court issues injunction preventing Trump’s TikTok download ban in the US

   'We're pleased that the court agreed with our legal arguments,' said a TikTok spokesperson in a statement

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4. CISAC launches upgraded global music identifier system

   'The upgrade of the ISWC could not come at a more timely moment for songwriters and composers.'

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5. Kings of Leon, Pet Shop Boys agent Pete Nash joins ICM Partners

   Nash will be based in ICM’s New York office

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6. Samantha Kirby Yoh named as Co-Head of UTA Music

   Kirby Yoh most recently served as Head of East Coast Music at WME

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7. UK record label House Anxiety inks joint-venture with Believe Music

   New label Roster Includes Bad Boy Chiller Crew / BBCC, Genesis Owusu, Woom and carpetgarden

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8. Dorothy Hui promoted to SVP of Digital and Audience Development at Sony Music UK’s 4th Floor Creative

   Exec will continue to lead the company’s Digital and Audience Development team

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9. Daniel Ek: 3 things we learned from the Spotify CEO’s interview today

   Spotify co-founder faces down questions on the future of his company at Slush Music event

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10. ADA Latin makes several key hires across global leadership team

    They all report to Juan Paz, who heads up the Miami-headquartered division

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