AWAL signs worldwide recordings deal with Beyoncé songwriter Kevin Garrett

The deal includes global marketing, campaign coordination, synch licensing and global distribution
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AWAL signs worldwide recordings deal with Beyoncé songwriter Kevin Garrett

The deal includes global marketing, campaign coordination, synch licensing and global distribution
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Kobalt’s AWAL Inks Little Simz And Her Label AGE 101

Kobalt’s recording arm AWAL has announced a global partnership deal with the hot UK hip hop artist Little Simz and her label, AGE 101. The company previously worked together for her 2015 debut album, “A Curious Tale of Trials+Persons.” The AWAL and AGE 101 partnership includes global marketing, synch, global…

Can Kobalt’s AWAL rewrite the rules of A&R?

Willard Ahdritz’s latest venture is trying to reduce the risk of music industry artist development. He might just be on to something…
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AWAL hires Michael Pukownik from Warner Bros. as SVP, Head of Artist Marketing for North America

Key hire part of ongoing investment in recordings division
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Kobalt’s AWAL acquires Chance The Rapper’s radio promo company

in2une Music has also worked with Lauv, The Lumineers and Calvin Harris
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AWAL hires Aaron Bogucki as Vice President, Digital Marketing

Based in the company’s London office, Bogucki will oversee digital marketing campaigns for the AWAL roster
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Kobalt invests $150m in independent artists to challenge ‘stupidity’ of traditional major label deals

AWAL recruiting 100 people to take on Universal, Sony and Warner with “extremely aggressive” A&R gameplan
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Kobalt launches AWAL App to ‘demystify’ streaming data for independent artists

Spotify and Apple Music data crunched for self-releasing acts

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