Music Business Worldwide News

1. Eric Wong upped to Head of Global A&R, Recorded Music at Warner; Jessica Keeley-Carter promoted to Chief Marketing Officer

   Both execs report directly to WMG CEO, Robert Kyncl

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2. After raising $50m for US IPO in 2021, Chinese streaming service Kuke gets sued by classical music group Naxos for alleged $1.8m in missed payments

   Naxos says Kuke made regular payments until December 2021, and then the payments stopped

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3. Warner and Meta strike multi-year licensing deal covering Instagram, Facebook and for the first time… WhatsApp

   New deal will also see companies further their discussions 'on the potential of AI'.

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4. Free streaming app Musi sues Apple over removal from App Store

   The legality of Canadian-born Musi has been an issue ever since it was launched a decade ago

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5. Chris Moncada promoted to Chief Operating Officer of MNRK Music Group

   Exec is based in Toronto and will work across various MRNK offices in New York, Nashville, Toronto, and the UK

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6. ‘Espresso’ hitmaker Julian Bunetta inks global publishing agreement with Sony Music Publishing

   Bunetta worked on Sabrina Carpenter’s No.1 single Espresso, among many other hits

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7. From Pink Floyd’s $400m deal to TikTok’s scrapped Merlin talks… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

   The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…

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8. Coldplay launch exclusive TikTok ‘MOON MUSiC’ in-app experience

   Coldplay become latest artists to launch an interactive in-app experience on TikTok

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9. Niamh Byrne and Jill Hollywood named as Chair and Vice-Chair of the UK’s MMF

   Theory Management’s Hide Whone will also join the MMF board

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10. Renato Vanzella promoted to General Manager of LATAM at Downtown-owned FUGA

    Exec was formerly FUGA’s General Manager of Brazil

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