AWAL

AWAL has appointed Norva Denton as Senior Vice President, Head of Urban Music.Based in AWAL’s Los Angeles office, Denton will join the company’s A&R team, reporting to President Pete Giberga, where he’ll bolster and develop the label’s…

Artist services company AWAL, now a part of Sony Music Group, is expanding into India and South Asia, the company announced Tuesday (June 26).AWAL – known for its music deals structured to allow artists to retain ownership and control of…

AWAL has announced the appointment of its UK executive leadership team.Effective immediately, Matt Riley has been named Managing Director. Based in London, he will report directly to Paul Hitchman, President of AWAL.Additionally, Victoria…

Alexi Cory-Smith, who exited BMG UK in December 2017, has launched what she describes as “a music company for the digital age,” Bella Figura Music.Cory-Smith will lead the company as its CEO, alongside co-founder and Head of Investments,…

“We don’t care what genre you work in, or what ‘industry experts’ might think about the music you make.”This isn’t your typical record label pitch to an artist. But FRTYFVE isn’t a typical record label – in fact, it slightly shudders to be…

It’s official: Sony Music‘s acquisition of artist services company AWAL has been fully cleared by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).The news comes four weeks after the CMA provisionally gave clearance to the deal, pending a…

Kobalt Music Group has made some headline-grabbing sell-offs over the past year.So without these banner areas of its company – namely AWAL and Kobalt Neighbouring Rights, both sold to Sony ten months ago in a $430 million deal – just how…

MBW Reacts is a series of short comment pieces from the MBW team. They are our ‘quick take’ reactions – through a music biz lens – to major entertainment news stories. On Friday (February 11), MBW broke the news that the UK’s competition…

Sony Music Entertainment couldn’t have asked for a better start to the weekend.Today (February 11), the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed its provisional decision over Sony‘s $430 million buyout of AWAL – and it’s…

Jenn Hovick has been named Vice President of Artist and Label Development at AWAL.Based in Los Angeles, Hovick will report directly to Chris Hardy SVP Artist Development, North America & Head of Canada.Hovick joined AWAL in 2018 to lead…