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Beatport, the music platform for DJs and producers, has secured new financing led by Square Nine Capital. The deal refinances an existing Beatport credit facility and brings additional capital into the company, according to an announcement from Square Nine on Wednesday (September 30). Beatport and Square Nine did not disclose the size of the investment … Continued Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/?p=268833

She reports to Tomas Rodríguez, President of Warner Music Mexico and Música Mexicana. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/yusim-aladro-promoted-to-general-manager-at-warner-music-mexico/

A few of the most interesting stats printed in IFPI‘s most recent Global Music Report concerned Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The SSA region was the fastest-growing recorded music region globally for the second consecutive year in 2023 and was also the only region globally to surpass 20% growth. Recorded music revenues in SSA were up 24.7% YoY in … Continued Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/african-music-will-keep-growing-and-making-waves-globally-our-sound-is-unique-and-the-world-is-hungry-for-it/

Charli XCX called it “anti-marketing.” MBW columnist Diana Umana argues it’s a structural shift that the biggest artists have already caught on to… Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-intimacy-economy-why-music-stars-are-going-small/

"Patient Zero" went to the VMAs, Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music before YouTube got it on September 29. TikTok's hub followed a day later. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktok-builds-a-taylor-swift-patient-zero-hub-as-her-video-rollout-keeps-skipping-youtube/

whynow is a London-headquartered media and commerce company Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/embargoed-warner-sells-emp-the-merch-business-it-acquired-for-180m-in-2018-to-whynow-owned-by-mick-jaggers-son-gabe-jagger/