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Publishing Briefs: Kobalt Backs Sync Music’s Next Wave — Plus, Concord Signs Nathan Wallace

Sync Music Global has finalized a major new partnership with Kobalt, covering worldwide sub‑publishing and administration for the company’s growing catalog. Under the deal, Kobalt will oversee global administration for Sync Music Global’s roster of songwriters and producers, while a newly formed joint venture between the two companies will focus on future signings and accelerating […]

Zach John King on Pivoting From Behavioral Therapist to Stadium-Opener for Morgan Wallen: ‘You Have to Be Ready, You Have to Be Focused’

Like many aspiring talents drawn to Nashville’s music epicenter, when Zach John King moved to Music City in 2021, he joined a time-honored tradition, pursuing songwriting by day and waiting tables by night. He worked at Broadway-adjacent, upscale bar/restaurant The Twelve Thirty Club off Broadway, where he’d sometimes cross paths with country artists such as […]

Lior Tibon Shares How Duetti Is Reshaping Music Rights

This is partner content. Join Elizabeth Dilts Marshall, Billboard‘s senior finance correspondent, as she sits down with Lior Tibon, CEO and cofounder of Duetti, to discuss how the music financing platform is reshaping how music rights are managed and monetized. In this captivating conversation, they explore the challenges and opportunities in the evolving music rights […]

Reservoir Media Faces Competing Takeover Bids From Major Hedge Funds

Two powerful hedge funds are vying to buy Reservoir Media, the publicly traded independent music publishing and recorded music business founded and led by Golnar Khosrowshahi, according to a press release from Reservoir on Wednesday. Reservoir said investors Richmond Hill Investment and Wesbild put in an unsolicited joint offer to acquire all outstanding shares at a […]

Violet Grohl Makes Her Billboard Chart Debut With ‘THUM’

There are two Grohls debuting music on Billboard charts dated March 7. You’ll be fairly familiar with one: Dave Grohl, frontman of Foo Fighters, whose “Your Favorite Toy” reaches multiple rankings, paced by a No. 2 bow on the Hot Hard Rock Songs list. As for the other? It’s Grohl’s daughter Violet, whose “THUM” starts […]