So happy to announce Brian Mahoney as VP, Creative Catalogue & Business Development. "I’m thrilled to join Kobalt, a company that continues to set the standard in music publishing, and I look forward to working alongside such a talented and innovative team." Thrilled to have him and his expertise join the team!
Kobalt Music
Musicians
New York, NY 100,888 followers
The future of music is simple.
About us
Kobalt is one of the world’s largest, most innovative music companies, using technology to power creative freedom, transparency, ownership and control for artists, songwriters, publishers, and labels. As file-sharing wreaked havoc on the record industry, Kobalt took a bet on digital music and won. Founded in 2000 by Swedish entrepreneur Willard Ahdritz, the startup built a platform to maximize efficiency, accuracy, and transparency across the billions of micro-payments collected in today’s highly complex digital world. As traditional music companies fought technology and contracted, Kobalt embraced it and grew, building an infrastructure and world-class creative team purposely designed to usher in the streaming era, along with a more fair, rewarding music business for creators. Today, Kobalt has over 700 employees in 12 offices around the world, represents over 20,000 artists and songwriters, 600,000 songs and 600 publishing companies, and continues to push its disruptive philosophy and values into other areas of the music industry. Recent innovations AMRA, the world’s first global digital performing rights organization, are both considered major agents of change in their respective businesses. Kobalt is proud to work with some of the world’s greatest artists and songwriters, representing on average over 60% of the top 100 songs in both the US and UK. Kobalt clients include Childish Gambino, Marshmello, Beck, Wolf Alice, Max Martin, Ozuna, Tash Sultana, Paul McCartney and MPL Communications, Disney Music Group, and many more.
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- Musicians
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- 501-1,000 employees
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- New York, NY
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- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2000
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Beyond thrilled to announce our very deserving list of nominees for this year's Music Business Worldwide (MBW) UK Awards ⭐ Nominees below ⬇️ Songwriter Of The Year (Non-Featured) Max Wolfgang Nick Gale (Digital Farm Animals) Producer Of The Year (Non-Featured) John Morgan & Will Lansley (Punctual) A&R Of The Year: Alternative Kenny McGoff A&R Of The Year: Contemporary Black Music Lunick Bourgess (Umbrella Songs) - administered by Kobalt Music A&R Of The Year: Dance/Electronic Darryl Parkinson A&R Of The Year: Pop Emma Tivnen A&R Administrator Patty Marino Independent Publisher Of The Year (UK) Blue Raincoat Music - administered by Kobalt Music Dirty Hit - administered by Kobalt Music Heatwave Music - administered by Kobalt Music Major Publisher Of The Year (UK) Kobalt Music https://lnkd.in/gMhXya5t
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Excited to announce Kat Basolo on the 2026 Clio Music - Use of Music in Advertising jury. The program recognizes the creative contributions of the marketers and communicators that push boundaries, permeate pop culture, and establish new precedents for artist promotion, music marketing, brand collaborations, and the use of music in advertising, film, TV, games, and trailers. No one better 👏
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Head of KOSIGN Jason Feinberg sat down with the Music To Your Ears podcast for a wide-ranging interview covering his 20+ year career at the forefront of music and technology. 👉 Check out the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gC9N6JMY 💎 Learn more about KOSIGN here: https://lnkd.in/gzuBzJMH Huge thanks to Danny Garcia and Jimmy Mikaoui for hosting!
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Proud of our clients & team on the 36 Nominations and Contributions at this year's Latin GRAMMYs 👏
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Our Billboard Hip Hop and R&B Power Players, Lindsey Lanier and Katherine Loesch 💚 Both incredible leaders on our A&R team, they’ve helped grow our hip hop and r&b roster to include major chart-topping hits and just keep going. Well earned 👏 https://lnkd.in/eSnpJwqa
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“As the largest independent music publisher dedicated to fighting for the rights of songwriters, this deal reaffirms our unwavering commitment to ensuring our songwriters are paid fairly for their work, and underscores the importance of progressive licensing models that reflect the real-world use of music across digital platforms. This partnership is a step in the right direction, and we look forward to continuing to work with Spotify to increase the value of songwriter royalties.” -Kobalt CEO Laurent Hubert Read the full article about our new deal with Spotify below. https://lnkd.in/gcN5BKaB
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“Our songwriters and clients entrust us to ensure that the AI revolution includes both strong protections for their intellectual property rights for AI training, as well as forward-looking and thoughtful opportunities to participate in AI revenue streams, subject to clear and fair guardrails. ElevenLabs has been a collaborative partner, committed to sourcing data directly from rightsholders and protecting them.” Laurent Hubert Read the latest about our new partnership with ElevenLabs below 👏 ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gKDdEdsY
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Excited to announce Derek Cournoyer's promotion to Senior Vice President of Global Digital Business at Kobalt. “As a tech-forward music company, it is crucial that our songwriters are protected and are positioned to earn income from emerging technologies,” said Bob Bruderman, Chief Digital Officer. “Derek has played a vital role in forging innovative deals with new partners while ensuring that we have strong relationships with the major digital services and platforms. I am pleased to be able to recognise his contributions by expanding his role at Kobalt.” More below 👏 ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/dgPFUn38