Music Business Worldwide

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1. From streaming’s AI problem to Spotify’s lossless launch… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

   The biggest headlines from the past few days – all in one place

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2. Camille Hackney named Head of Brand Partnerships at Primary Wave, as company expands brand division

   Camille Hackney, Bart Saunt, and Sam Sklover step into leadership roles at Primary Wave

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3. Mira Chatt appointed Regional Director, Asia at IFPI

   Exec joins IFPI from YouTube, where she served as Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy for India

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4. Stability AI launches new AI model for brands to create custom sounds

   Stable Audio 2.5 is capable of generating three-minute compositions in under two seconds on H100 GPUs, said Stability AI.

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5. Key Songs In The Life Of… Elliot Grainge

   The Atlantic Music Group boss and 10K Projects founder reveals the songs that made him... him

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6. Top US Copyright official Shira Perlmutter reinstated, as Appeals Court blocks firing by Trump

   Perlmutter was ousted in May after the Trump Administration fired Librarian of Congress, Carla D. Hayden

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7. Jodie Cammidge named sole MD of Universal’s Polydor Label Group amid series of promotions at UK company

   Polydor has also promoted Paddy Mclean, Jade Bradshaw, Helen Fleming, Ali Tant, Jamie Ahye, Silas Howison-Waughray and Chloe Kyei.

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8. Portugal-based music collab platform Musiversal raises $6m as it prepares US entry

   Musiversal's total funding to date stands at $10 million following the round led by Iberis Capital.

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9. Sony Music’s RCA Records forms JV with Bourne Creatives led by Dylan Bourne

   The joint venture will focus on signing and developing new artists across multiple genres.

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10. Shaboozey and EMPIRE form new label American Dogwood with Kevin Powers as first signing

    To mark the launch of American Dogwood, Shaboozey and Powers are releasing a new song called "Move On" on September 19.

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