Kobalt Music Enters Into Strategic Licensing And Distribution Deal With Netease In China

2017/12/08

On December 4, Kobalt Music and NetEase announced an agreement for the Chinese internet and music service company to license and distribute the Kobalt’s recording catalogs on its streaming platform, NetEase Cloud Music.  NetEase will represent more than 600,000 songs and recordings from Kobalt's publishing and master catalogs. This includes the prestigious song catalogs of Paul McCartney (MPL) and Max Martin (MXM). Kobalt and NetEase will work closely to drive increased creative collaboration, development of artists, and enforced copyright protection for Kobalt writers and artists. This partnership will also improve transparency for creators and drive new access to data, reporting, and sustainable pay models.

Source: kobaltmusic.com