#Indies
(Hypebot) — Like many other post-pandemic changes in the music industry, many grassroots venues are closing down for the following reasons. A guest ...
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Sony To Acquire AWAL, Kobalt Neighbouring Rights In A Deal Worth $430 Million
(CelebrityAccess) — Sony Music Entertainment announced it has reached an agreement with Kobalt Music Group Ltd (Kobalt) to acquire AWAL, Kobalt’s indie label ...
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Merlin & Distrokid To Sponsor The First Annual Pan Am Indie Summit
(CelebrityAccess) — Digital licensing collective Merlin and digital distributor Distrokid are teaming up to sponsor the inaugural edition of Pan Am Indie Summit, ...
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Op-Ed: AWAL Deal Cements Sony’s Position As An Indie Powerhouse
(Hypebot) — With yesterday’s AWAL deal, Sony cemented its place as an indie powerhouse and heralded in a new era where “an artist can ...
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The Kobalt Sale
It only took Sony two decades to wake up. Kobalt was built to be sold. Haven’t we seen this same paradigm over the ...
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Bandcamp Waives All Fees Again This Friday To Help Indies
(Hypebot) — Tomorrow, Friday, November 6th, Bandcamp will again waive all fees to aid indie artists and labels during the COVID-19 crisis. Bandcamp’s ...
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Facebook Partners With Major And Indie Labels To Launch Official Music Videos
SAN FRANCISCO (CelebrityAccess) — On Friday, Facebook announced it has partnered with major and indie labels to bring official music videos to the ...
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Top Indies Secretly, Ghostly International Merge
(Hypebot) — Two top independent music groups Secretly and Ghostly International have merged operations. Under the deal, record label Ghostly International and publisher ...
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Chicago Institution Val’s Halla Records To Shutter
OAK PARK, IL (CelebrityAccess) — Val’s Halla Records, the longtime independent Chicago record store, announced that after 47 years, it is closing its ...
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Merlin Pulled Down Almost $900 Million For Indie Labels In 12 Months
(Hypebot) — Where historically being on an indie label was often the last resort after being rejected by a major, these days an ...
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