How Kobalt is simplifying the killer complexities of the music industry

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Kobalt EC-1, Part IIBacked by over $200 million in VC funding, Kobalt is changing the way the music industry does business and putting
structure
There are two core theses that Kobalt bet on: 1) that the shift to digital music could transform the way royalties are tracked and paid, and
2) that music streaming will empower a growing middle class of DIY musicians who find success across countless niches.This article focuses
middle class)
The music industry runs on copyright administration and royalty collections
this using software and a centralized approach to collections, upending a broken, inefficient system so everything can run more smoothly and
predictably on top of it
The big question is whether it can maintain its initial lead in doing this, however.The business of a songImage via Getty Images / Mykyta
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