https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/07/primary-wave-closes-kobalt-deal-what-clients-should-check https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/07/primary-wave-closes-kobalt-deal-what-clients-should-check Primary Wave has completed its purchase of Kobalt, reportedly for around $1.5 billion. The publisher known for transparent admin now belongs to a company whose main business is buying song catalogues, and that changes the questions Kobalt's clients should be asking. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industrypublishingkobaltprimary-waveacquisitions