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And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan

And The Update Is...August 23, 2021

And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan

And The Writer Is

Songwriting, Artists, Interviews, Music Interviews, Music Creation, Music, Songwriters, Education

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🗓️ 23 August 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Your weekly update with industry news and happenings from ATWI. Update for the week of August 23rd, 2021.

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0:00.0

Welcome to and the update is I am your host Paige McDonald and this is your weekly music

0:23.3

industry update. Spotify just announced today on August 20th that it will be

0:29.0

commencing a stock repurchase program beginning in the 3rd quarter of 2021 where

0:33.6

they will buy back $1 billion of stock from shareholders. CSAC has acquired the

0:40.6

majority of the streaming royalties collection agency Audem from Socan.

0:46.2

The godfather of ADA David Orleens is transitioning into a new chairman

0:51.5

emeritus role at the Warner-owned company. Sarah Wilson has been named as head of

0:57.9

Tunecore UK with additional oversight over Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia.

1:03.6

Madonna and Warner Music Group have announced a career-spanning global

1:08.1

partnership that includes a new agreement for her entire recorded music

1:11.9

catalog. The US-based DIY distribution platform DistroKid confirmed this week

1:18.0

that it has accepted an investment from Insight Partners, which values it at

1:21.6

$1.3 billion. Moonbug Entertainment has inked an exclusive global

1:28.0

partnership deal with Universal Music Group. California will be requiring

1:33.8

proof of vaccination for large indoor events starting September 20th.

1:39.7

Warner Music Group's ADA Asia has entered into a partnership with Bahramay

1:43.6

Production, a premium music company that specializes in original Cambodian

1:48.0

talent. According to the announcement, this agreement marks the first time a

1:51.8

label from Cambodia has signed a deal with an international record company.

1:57.6

United Masters is now offering $1 million advances for indie artists.

2:04.6

Warner Chapel has signed 18-year-old UK rap producer C Beats. The young female

2:11.1

producer is making a name for herself thanks to her work with artists and

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