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Songclip Announces Strategic Partnership With the NMPA to Bring Music Licensing and Compliance to the App Marketplace

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Thursday, June 16, 2022
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Songclip, the worlds only patented music clip company, today announced a strategic partnership with The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA), the trade association representing all American music publishers and their songwriting partners.

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  • Songclip, the worlds only patented music clip company, today announced a strategic partnership with The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA), the trade association representing all American music publishers and their songwriting partners.
  • The partnership aims to facilitate music licensing and compliance within the global app marketplace.
  • Israelite also announced that Songclip will be a strategic partner of NMPA to facilitate licensing across the app marketplace.
  • The Songclip API seamlessly integrates into any app, manages and facilitates search, catalog & compliance, licensing, royalty payments and reporting.

SONGCLIP ANNOUNCES MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP AND UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP

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Monday, June 13, 2022
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Songclip, the world's only patented music clip company, today announced a multi-year global strategic partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music entertainment and leading, global music publisher, Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG).

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  • SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Songclip, the world's only patented music clip company, today announced a multi-year global strategic partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music entertainment and leading, global music publisher, Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG).
  • For more information, visit Songclip.com
    At Universal Music Group, we exist to shape culture through the power of artistry.
  • UMG is the world leader in music-based entertainment, with a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising and audio-visual content.
  • For more information onUniversal Music Group visit www.universalmusic.com
    Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) is a leading global music publisher with 51offices in 41countries.

SONGCLIP ANNOUNCES MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP AND UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP

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Monday, June 13, 2022
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Songclip, the world's only patented music clip company, today announced a multi-year global strategic partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music entertainment and leading, global music publisher, Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG).

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  • SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Songclip, the world's only patented music clip company, today announced a multi-year global strategic partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music entertainment and leading, global music publisher, Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG).
  • For more information, visit Songclip.com
    At Universal Music Group, we exist to shape culture through the power of artistry.
  • UMG is the world leader in music-based entertainment, with a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising and audio-visual content.
  • For more information onUniversal Music Group visit www.universalmusic.com
    Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) is a leading global music publisher with 51offices in 41countries.

Kuaishou Signs Global Deal with AMRA

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Thursday, February 24, 2022
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BEIJING, Feb.24,2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kuaishou, the leading content community and social platform headquartered in China, and AMRA, the first and only global streaming royalty collection platform, have signed a global licensing agreement.

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  • BEIJING, Feb.24,2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kuaishou, the leading content community and social platform headquartered in China, and AMRA, the first and only global streaming royalty collection platform, have signed a global licensing agreement.
  • To learn more about Kuaishou please visit https://www.kuaishou.com/en
    AMRA is the first of its kind a global digital music collection society.
  • AMRA takes a global, direct approach to digital licensing, collection and administration, all driven by an advanced rights management platform, KTech.
  • AMRA proudly represents some of the world's most successful songwriters through either direct affiliation with AMRA or through its publisher representation agreements for global digital licensing administration.

DEWALT Ranks Highest in Brand Trust in America's Most Trusted Study, Lifestory Research Reports

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022
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In the Lifestory Research 2022 America's Most Trusted Hand Tool Brand Study DEWALT was ranked number one among the 13 most popular hand tool brands.The rankings for this study was based on interviews with 10,048 customers.

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  • In the Lifestory Research 2022 America's Most Trusted Hand Tool Brand Study DEWALT was ranked number one among the 13 most popular hand tool brands.The rankings for this study was based on interviews with 10,048 customers.
  • Dewalt generated a Net Trust Quotient Score of 122.8 and the 5 Star Trust Rating among people actively shopping for a hand tool.
  • For more information about the Lifestory Research 2022, America's Most Trusted Hand Tool study, visit https://www.lifestoryresearch.com/2022-americas-most-trusted-hand-tool
    In the Lifestory Research 2022 America's Most Trusted Power Tool Study, 5,286 customers shopping for a power tool, ranked DEWALT #1 with a Net Trust Quotient Score of 119.8.
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    America's Most Trusted is a registered trademark of Lifestory Corporation.

KKR Purchases Kobalt Capital’s Fund II Music Rights Portfolio for Approximately $1.1 Billion

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021
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KKR, a leading global investment firm, and Kobalt Capital Limited (Kobalt Capital or KCL) today announced that KKR, together with its co-invest partner, Dundee Partners, the investment office of the Hendel family, have purchased the KMR Music Royalties II portfolio (Fund II or the Portfolio) from KCL for approximately $1.1 billion.

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  • KKR, a leading global investment firm, and Kobalt Capital Limited (Kobalt Capital or KCL) today announced that KKR, together with its co-invest partner, Dundee Partners, the investment office of the Hendel family, have purchased the KMR Music Royalties II portfolio (Fund II or the Portfolio) from KCL for approximately $1.1 billion.
  • Kobalt Music Publishing will continue to administer and service the works in Fund II under a multi-year agreement.
  • We are excited to welcome KKR and Dundee Partners as Kobalt Music clients as the new owners of the Fund II works."
  • Kobalt Music Publishing will continue to act as the core administrator and synch licensing partner for the Fund II portfolio, said Kobalt CEO, Laurent Hubert.

More Than A Music Label: Raedio Shifts The Industry With Unprecedented Multi-format Approach

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Tuesday, October 5, 2021
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Founded by Issa Rae and led by business partner Benoni Tagoe launched in 2019, set out to stake its claim in the music industry by creating a hybrid label/music supervision company.

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  • Founded by Issa Rae and led by business partner Benoni Tagoe launched in 2019, set out to stake its claim in the music industry by creating a hybrid label/music supervision company.
  • "Raedio is a company that is passionate about amplifying black voices and helping them defy any sort of ceilings that are limiting them," said Levi.
  • Raedio extends a platform across media to align acts with film and television projects, commercials, podcasts, and beyond.
  • Raedio also provides music supervision services for multiple television projects at STARZ, HBO, Netflix, HULU and more, as well as feature films.

Lowe's To Launch New Cordless Power Tool Innovation For Pros With Exclusive FLEX Offering

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Thursday, March 18, 2021
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MOORESVILLE, N.C., March 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Lowe's Companies, Inc (NYSE: LOW) and Chervon today announced the exclusive launch of FLEX, a line of cutting-edge, cordless power tools.

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  • MOORESVILLE, N.C., March 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Lowe's Companies, Inc (NYSE: LOW) and Chervon today announced the exclusive launch of FLEX, a line of cutting-edge, cordless power tools.
  • Lowe's and Chervon announce the exclusive launch of FLEX, a line of cutting-edge, cordless power tools.
  • Additionally, FLEX will include a limited lifetime warranty on any tool, battery or charger purchase with registration in 2021.
  • "This FLEX launch allows our customers to find the latest innovation in our tool department with a brand that will strengthen the industry and how people work."

Tencent Music Entertainment Group and Kobalt Music Group Enter Strategic Licensing and Distribution Deal

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Friday, August 14, 2020
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SHENZHEN,China, Aug. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) (NYSE: TME) and Kobalt Music Group announced they have officially reached a strategic cooperation to license and distribute the Kobalt publishing and AWAL recording catalogs on TME's streaming platforms.

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  • SHENZHEN,China, Aug. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) (NYSE: TME) and Kobalt Music Group announced they have officially reached a strategic cooperation to license and distribute the Kobalt publishing and AWAL recording catalogs on TME's streaming platforms.
  • Kobalt Music Group's content will now be available through TME's QQ Music, Kugou Music, Kuwo Music and Wesing.
  • "Innovation is in the DNA of both Tencent Music Entertainment and Kobalt," said Founder and Chairman of Kobalt Music Group, Willard Ahdritz.
  • Tencent Music Entertainment Group (NYSE: TME ) is the leading online music entertainment platform in China, operating the country's highly popular and innovative music apps: QQ Music, Kugou Music, Kuwo Music and WeSing.

TOUGHBUILT™ AWARDED OVER $22 MILLION IN NEW BUSINESS FROM LOWE’S

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Thursday, April 9, 2020
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ToughBuilt today announced that Lowes has awarded a portion of its soft sided tool storage business and all of the kneepad business to ToughBuilt, to be launched at their nationwide stores and online www.lowes.com for October 2020.

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  • ToughBuilt today announced that Lowes has awarded a portion of its soft sided tool storage business and all of the kneepad business to ToughBuilt, to be launched at their nationwide stores and online www.lowes.com for October 2020.
  • Lowes is one of the top home improvement centers in the world and opened its first location almost 100 years ago.
  • Some of these products will be under the TOUGHBUILT brand, and some will be under the highly recognized and regarded Lowes in-house brand KOBALT.
  • The Kobalt-branded products include 12 items representing approximately $7.3 million in sales, and the ToughBuilt products include 18 items representing an estimated $15.3 million in sales.