Tencent Music has just filed for it’s IPO in the United States. Within that filing it was announced that Warner Music Group (through its Chinese subsidiary) and Sony Music have bought $200m of shares in…
Shazam’s music discovery apps will now feature music videos and channels of streaming music videos thanks to a new partnership with Vadio. Shazam have struck a deal with music video platform Vadio to create visual…
Mike Jbara, a veteran at Warner Music Group, has joined MQA to lead the new master quality audio format in it’s next stage. Mike Jbara will be taking the role of Chief Executive Officer at…
Its now official, Happy Birthday is in the public domain. In a 43-page decision, US District Judge George King ruled that the original copyright on the song, filed by the Clayton F. Summy Co. in…
Rdio has teamed up with “some of the worlds most iconic and prolific record labels and key local influencers” to handpick songs for Rdio’s new stations. There are new label-curated stations from Blue Note, Glassnote…
At Warner Music’s last investor call, Deutsche Bank’s Aaron Watts asked WMG chief Stephen Cooper what other opportunities there were in the mergers and acquisitions landscape looking ahead. “We’re actively in the market, looking at…
Warner Music is struggling. Warner has announced their latest round of figures that see their revenues drop by 0.8 percent in the latest quarter and losses tripling to $79 million. Im not sure Warner owner…
As we mentioned previously on the RouteNote Blog, Warner Music is up for sale. It is now being reported by the NY Post that over 20 parties have expressed an interest in acquiring Warner Music Group.
Wilco is just about to say goodbye to Nonesuch Records. Wilco joined Nonesuch back in 2002 and now with their contract fulfilled they are looking to launch their own record label.
Warner Music Group has had mixed experiences with investing in music startups; losing out heavily on their purchase of Imeem and Lala, and their bad experiences look like preventing them from investing in any other…