From Warner’s Spotify and Amazon transactions to 2025 notes from Lucian Grainge. MBW’s weekly roundup.

Welcome to the weekly roundup of Music Business Worldwide. In the last seven days, we have been talking about five biggest stories to hit the headline. MBW’s round -up is supported centerMore than 500 of the world’s best -selling artists will help to maximize income and reduce tour costs.

This week we learned it Warner Music Group (WMG) signed a new deal Spotify Last year with Spotify Universal music group.

Speaking of WMG, the company confirmed that this week has acquired a number of stakes. Tempo musicany MBW Understand the precious tempo in the north $ 450 million.

Warner also reported this week’s Calendar Q4 (Accounting Q1) and posted profits from the whole company. US $ 16.7 billion. WMG CEO Robert Kyncl has also confirmed the company’s import call that Warner is doing a new deal with Amazon music.

Even this week National Music Publishing Association (NMPA) announced that it was released “Extensive” takedown action It claims that it has been detected against Spotify. 2,500 copyright violations In the podcast of the platform. SPOTIFY reported its profits for a year for a year, and stocks recorded stocks at an all -time high.

meantime, MBW Obtained Lucian Grazy SirNew Year memo Universal music group employeeUMG’s chairman and CEO presented a vision for 2025, including the industry’s transition to the content mentioned by UMG.Streaming 2.0‘.

This week, the company promoted JULIE ADAM as the president and CEO of the University of UMC, and JEFFREY Remedios, who led UMC for 10 years, is appointed as a strategic development chairman of the UMG ‘S. It was . .

We also received that this week Cindy Mabe As a CEO, she ended her role UMG Nashville. Mike Harris DAVE COBB, who was appointed as a new CEO of UMGN and won the unknown award. Chief Creative Officer.

What happened this week?

1) Warner Music Group and Spotify Ink New Deal -US controversial CRB ‘Bundling’ payment structure

Warner Music Group and Spotify New many years have signed a license contract.

And before you ask… Yes, sources confirmed that last year, SPOTIFY replaced the ‘bundling’ payment structure that dramatically reduced the ratio of mechanical royalties paid to American publishers and composers.

Warner’s new contract with Spot follows the presentation Universal music group Last month, a new royalty contract was included, ignoring the US’s previous royalties.

Company’s latest import phone, CEO Robert Kyncl I also confirmed the company New deal with Amazon…

2) NMPA is a spotify with a ‘extensive’ takedown action that is not accused of podcasts.

that National Music Publishing Association (NMPA) has begun to say it “Extensive” takedown action Against Spotify.

NMPA accuses music streaming service for ignoring a wide range of violations in podcasts.

The industry group of American music publishers has a wave of the first takedown request on Tuesday (February 4). 2,500 “detected” infringement.

The news of NMPA’s actions showed the news of the company’s highest record, showing that SPOTIFY’s income from 2024 shows that the company swings with profits a year ago.

3) Confirmation: Warner purchases a number of stakes in Tempo (as MBW said)

Warner Music Group On Thursday (February 6), we confirmed that we have acquired control of Tempo Music Investments AKA. Tempo music.

TEMPO’s former owner, Providence Equity PartnerAs part of the transaction, we are holding on to a minority stake in Tempo. MBW I first reported last month about the acquisition of Warner.

The last transaction is understood to cherish tempo from the north. $ 450 million.

Tempo’s rights and income flow catalogs include interest in songs recorded by Twenty One pilot. Tyler JosephMulti -Platinum Sales Recording Artist Wiz khalifaCountry duo Florida Georgia LineAbove all…

4) Julie ADAM was promoted to CEO of Universal Music Canada. Jeffrey Remedios has appointed a strategic development chairman of Republic Collective

Bigger news about the leadership team of North America’s Universal Music Group:

UMG has promoted Julie ADAM to the president and CEO of the University of Universal Music Canada (UMC).

JEFREY REMEDIOS, which has led the UMG ‘SUSIC Canada for 10 years, is the UMG’ SREPUBLEC COLLECTIVE (Island Records, Def JAM Records, Mercury Records and Republic Including S), it has been appointed as a strategic development chairman. .

Both promises are effective immediately… (MBW)

5) Read the memo for the 2025 UNIVERSAL Music Group employee of Lucian Grainge.

Universal music group Chairman and CEO Lucian Grazy Sir We have released a new year note every year to UMG employees.

A wide range of letters sent on Monday (February 3) MBWIt deals with the success of UMG in 2024, the company’s advocate for the responsible use of AI, a variety of charity, environment, health and education efforts of UMG. Progress in the company’s artist -centered strategy.

Grainge also checks the arrival of what he calls.Streaming 2.0 era”-The phrase introduced in the Capital Markets Day of UMG in September…

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