News Will Jennings, lyricist behind ‘My Heart Will Go On’ and ‘Tears in Heaven’, sells catalog to Lance Freed and Fuji Music The acquisition was made through an exclusive joint venture between Freed’s new publishing company, All Clear Music, and Fuji Music.
News Spotify and Deezer slam French government’s plans to introduce a ‘music streaming tax’ in the market Both Sweden-headquartered Spotify and France-headquartered Deezer have come out against the tax, likely to be 1.75% of streaming revenues
News Warner Music partners with MediMusic, marking its first music therapy deal The collaboration aims to harness the power of music to ease pain, anxiety and stress through clinical trials of personalized playlists.
News NetEase Cloud Music strikes partnership with Japanese music distributor SPACE SHOWER FUGA SPACE SHOWER FUGA will gain access to NCM’s large user base, while NCM will be able to offer its users an even wider selection of Japanese music.
News Tuned Global partners with newly launched Web3 music streaming platform Sona Tuned Global will provide recently-launched streaming startup Sona with content delivery tools and reporting services.
News LimeWire unwraps AI Music Studio for crafting ‘fully ownable’ AI-generated tracks The former illicit file-sharing platform has been reborn as an NFT marketplace and AI content generation platform.
News Ex-SM Entertainment CEO’s TITAN CONTENT to open global auditions for ‘next wave of global K-Pop superstars’ Auditions will begin in various locations in North America and Australia in January, the company says.
News Spotify won’t be pulling its service from Uruguay after all Uruguay's government has clarified that rightsholders, and not Spotify, will be responsible for ensuring "equitable remuneration" for artists.
News Karol G is the ‘Most Watched Artist’ on Vevo globally for the third consecutive year, with 4.7bn views in 2023 Taylor Swift claimed the title of Vevo's ‘Most Watched Artist’ in the US for 2023 with 649.5m views
News Cameron Hoy promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Australian ticketing firm TEG Hoy has over 30 years of experience in the technology, e-commerce, media and entertainment industries.
News Ariana Grande signs with Brandon Creed’s Good World Management (report) Grande was reportedly drawn to Creed's understanding of her artistic vision and his ability to provide robust support across her endeavors in acting and music.
News O2 Arena and Hammersmith Apollo owners join €300m bidding race for See Tickets (report) See Tickets owner Vivendi is looking for as much as €300 million for the UK-headquartered ticketing company.
News GEMA and IFPI ‘welcome the progress’ on EU’s landmark agreement on AI regulation The deal concluded an intensive, three-day negotiation process between the Council presidency and the European Parliament's negotiators on the AI Act
News Cher makes metaverse debut as Warner Music and Gamefam launch festive Roblox event WMG joined a $520m Series H investment round in Roblox Corp back in January 2021
News Nicki Minaj debuts on Roblox to promote ‘Pink Friday 2’ album via Karta deal Metaverse studio Karta raised $1.1 million in July 2023