On the latest Music Business Worldwide (MBW) podcast, MBW founder Tim Ingham is joined by Sherrese Clarke Soares, founder and CEO of HarbourView Equity Partners. HarbourView has earned plenty of headlines since it was founded in 2021. Under Soares, the company has acquired premium recorded music and publishing assets performed by stars such as Wiz Khalifa, Nelly, Lady A, Florida Georgia Line and the late, great Christine McVie. One of HarbourView’s biggest deals to date is its reported $325 million purchase of SoundHouse Acquisitions LLC in 2022, a catalog that includes royalty streams for songs by artists such as Tech N9ne, George Jones and Trey Songz. HarbourView has made all of these acquisitions with the financial backing of Apollo Global Management, Inc., who partnered with Soares to launch the firm. (Apollo recently partnered with Sony Music Group via a $700 million investment which is believed to have partly funded Sony's buyout of Queen's catalog.) Over the past year, HarbourView has expanded its remit beyond music into other entertainment verticals, a good example being its investment in content company Mucho Mas Media, which produced the Netflix hit The Long Game. (It's also continued to buy in music: subsequent to Ingham's interview with Soares, Harbourview confirmed its acquisition of a select publishing catalog from Grammy-winning James Fauntleroy.) In March 2024, HarbourView announced a new source of funding for future deals, having secured $500 million in debt from KKR via a private securitization of its catalog of music royalties. Sherrese Clarke Soares is well-versed in the financialization of entertainment rights. Prior to starting HarbourView, between 2019 and 2021 she led Tempo Music, a pioneering music acquisition vehicle created with and bankrolled by Providence Equity Partners. Before that, she spent 10 years at Morgan Stanley, where – between 2017 and 2019 – she founded and led the development of the firm's entertainment, media and sports structured solutions platform. On this podcast, Ingham talks to Soares about HarbourView’s ambitions in the music and entertainment space, the apparent recent slowdown in streaming growth, the impact of elevated interest rates on music M&A, and much more. Read abridged/edited highlights from their conversation, or listen to the full podcast, here... Thanks to Voly Entertainment for the support. #Podcasts #musicbusiness #musicindustry
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Today’s entertainment market is increasingly global. The music industry risks hampering its future potential by thinking too local, too often. Music Business Worldwide (MBW) is a free and in-depth news, jobs and insight platform for the music industry in every corner of the earth
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Stephane Prin
Artist, Band member, Composer, Producer chez Independant
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Daniel Tencer
Reporter and editor at Music Business Worldwide. Previous gigs include MoneyWise, HuffPost and Postmedia. Twitter @danieltencer
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Rebecca Ingham
Operations Director at Music Business Worldwide (MBW)
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Do you have a love of music and the creative industries? deviate digital. are seeking a Digital Media Planner and Buyer to join their growing team based at Tileyard in Kings Cross, London. A proven track record (2 years +) in digital advertising, in an agency, freelance or in-house environment required. #musicindustry #musicjobs #jobsearch #jobsearching #jobhunt #jobhunting
Deviate Digital – Digital Media Planner and Buyer (UK)
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This week's Job of the Week is for Believe who are looking for a Label Manager (Pop/Alt. Pop) to be responsible for developing, growing and managing a roster of projects with a focus on distribution and streaming strategy. 2+ years' experience in the music industry within a label, distributor or technology-facing role at a management organisation required. Based in London. #musicindustry #musicjobs #jobsearch #jobsearching #jobhunt #jobhunting
Believe – Label Manager, Pop/Alt. Pop (UK)
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Spotify slams 'outdated bureaucracy' in Sweden as it moves 'parts' of 250 jobs from its home market after court ruling over night shifts #Spotify
Spotify slams ‘outdated bureaucracy’ in Sweden as it moves ‘parts’ of 250 jobs from its home market after court ruling over night shifts
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"More managers, labels, and industry professionals are beginning to focus on developing artists for long-term careers rather than just chasing the latest viral moment or TikTok star. There’s a growing recognition that building a sustainable career takes time and effort, and it’s not just about short-lived hits." MBW's Trailblazers series meets Chief Zaruk and Simon Tikhman, co-founders and CEOs of fast-rising independent music company The Core Entertainment. Thanks to TuneCore for the support. #Countrymusic #musicindustry #musicentrepreneurs
‘Clinging to old-school methods of breaking artists is holding the industry back. It’s like, do you want to be Blockbuster or Netflix?’
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"We value patience, we value loyalty, and we really believe that talent rises to the top. There will be ebbs and flows within that, but if you’re a true artist and are nurtured properly, I fully believe they will have their moment." MBW’s World’s Greatest Managers series meets Ian McEvily, manager of, among others, Dan Nigro, one of the most successful songwriters of the last few years. Thanks to Centtrip Ltd for the support. #musicindustry #musicnews #musicbusiness #artistmanagement
‘The best managers in our business are the ones who are patient with their artists and let them develop in a natural way.’
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Excellent opportunity going at Big Machine Label Group who are looking for a Data Scientist to be responsible for leading the analytics function to drive data-informed decisions across the organization. At least 5-7 years of experience in data analytics and insights within the music industry required. Based in Nashville. #musicindustry #musicjobs #jobsearch #jobsearching #jobhunt #jobhunting
Big Machine Label Group – Data Scientist (US)
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"Music still matters, people still experience profound moments through music, they still buy tickets for shows, so the future is healthy, we just don’t know exactly what shape it will be. The delivery system, in terms of technology, is different now and might change again, but some things remain the same: the patience you need for the development of an artist; the importance of gigging and putting in your 10,000 hours; finding your community. There will be another Ed, there will be another Amy, there will be another Adele, because if there’s not, let’s pack up and go home and a record label will just be a catalogue." MBW’s Key Songs In The Life Of… is a series in which we ask influential music industry figures about the tracks that have – so far – defined their journey and their existence. Compiling the playlist of their life this time is Darcus Beese the Island exec who helped break Amy Winehouse and, during his stint heading up the label in the US, signed Sabrina Carpenter. He now runs his own independent company, Darco Recordings. Thanks to Sony Music Publishing for the support #DarcusBeese #musicindustry #musicbusiness
Key Songs In The Life Of… Darcus Beese
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Warner Music Group and Meta strike multi-year licensing deal covering Instagram, Facebook and for the first time... WhatsApp #Warnermusicgroup #Meta
Warner and Meta strike multi-year licensing deal covering Instagram, Facebook and for the first time… WhatsApp
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From Pink Floyd's $400m deal to TikTok's scrapped Merlin talks... don't miss MBW's Weekly Round-Up, where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days. Thanks to Centtrip Ltd for the support.. #TikTok #PinkFloyd #musicindustry
From Pink Floyd’s $400m deal to TikTok’s scrapped Merlin talks… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
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