Music Business News: Norway

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Warner Chappell Music makes key A&R promotions in Europe

Marion Skosgeth and Leslie Tay are taking new roles at WCM Nordics, while Jost Kaiser has rejoined WCM in Germany

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Three Norwegian labels merge to form Sounds Like Gold label, partnering with Virgin Music Group

The combined indie labels have the 'potential to be a real game changer' in the Nordic markets

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Joakim Johansson promoted to President, Nordics at Universal Music Central Europe

UMG credits Johansson with Universal Music Sweden's reclamation of its position as market leader in the country

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Grammy-winning engineer Wez Clarke’s music-making skills have been ‘cloned’ by an AI platform. He loves it.

The clone was created in collaboration with the engineer himself

Analysis News

Daniel Ek says he’s ‘probably the least powerful person in Spotify,’ and 3 other things we learned from his recent Norges Bank interview

Ek also commented on what AI will mean for Spotify subscribers during his interview on the In Good Company podcast hosted by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) CEO Nicolai Tangen

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Peermusic acquires Arctic Rights Management – one of the largest independent music publishers in Norway

Arctic Rights Management's catalog features over 5,000 recordings and compositions

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Court dismisses shareholder lawsuit over Block’s purchase of TIDAL

Tech company led by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey purchased Jay-Z's music streaming service TIDAL in 2021

Interviews

‘There’s nothing like making it in New York. I know it’s a cliché, but it’s true.’

Norwegian production duo Stargate look back on a 25+ year career that has taken them from Trondheim to LA via London and New York, working with some of the greatest artists in the world on the way