AWAL is dead, long live AWAL.
That seems to be the continuity message of Sony Music’s acquisition of the indie giant for $430 million (£314.4m) from Kobalt.
Kobalt Music founder & chairman Willard Ahdritz has long made bold claims for his “fundamental revolution” for artists with the AWAL label operation.
But that revolution will now be masterminded ...
Hipgnosis Songs has acquired a portfolio of 42 catalogues from Kobalt Music Copyrights for $322.9 million (£250.2m).
The investment was funded with the net proceeds from Hipgnosis’ equity fundraising in ...
Kobalt has responded to reports that it is exploring strategic options for the company.
According to Bloomberg, the independent music giant is working with advisers on possible outcomes that could ...
Kobalt founder Willard Ahdritz has told Music Week that his vision for a transformed music industry is becoming reality, as AWAL revealed a surge in the number of its acts ...
Tencent Music Entertainment Group and Kobalt Music Group have reached a strategic cooperation to license and distribute the Kobalt publishing and AWAL recording catalogs on the Chinese streaming giant’s platforms.
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Kobalt founder and chairman Willard Ahdritz was the big keynote speaker for the second day of MIDEM’s Digital Edition.
In a remote session entitled The New Normal, Ahdritz addressed ...
MIDEM has launched its inaugural virtual conference (June 2-5), following the cancellation of this year’s event in Cannes.
While the move was forced on MIDEM due to Covid-19, director ...
MIDEM returns for a very different kind of conference.
Following the cancellation of the event in Cannes due to Covid-19, organisers have pulled together their first MIDEM Digital Edition.
Willard Ahdritz (pictured) and Laurent Hubert have spoken to Music Week about their new roles as chairman and CEO of Kobalt.
Hubert took over as CEO in January, with ...
