News Former Syco MD’s Funfair Records inks marketing and distribution deal with AWAL Funfair is backed by Coran Capshaw and James Sandom at Red Light Management
News Taxi app FREENOW to donate £1 per ride to help save the UK’s grassroots live music venues FREENOW’s goal is to raise a guaranteed minimum of £200,000
News After raising over $10m, Moises unveils AI-powered ‘Voice Studio’ that lets artists license and sell their own voices Company surpassed 30 million registered users on its platform earlier this year
News Erik Pettie joins mtheory as SVP and Head of new Artist Services and Partnerships unit Exec was previously Head of Artist Strategy, Editorial & Marketing Partnerships at TuneCore
News Avex USA forms JV with Coup D’Etat Music to sign Nigerian Afrobeats star Victony Artist has also signed a record deal with Joie Manda’s Encore Recordings
News Bad Bunny breaks Spotify record for most-streamed album in a single day in 2023 so far Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Mañana becomes most-streamed album on Spotify in a single day in 2023 so far
News Riot Games launches HEARTSTEEL, the latest addition to its roster of virtual artists Baekhyun, member of boy band EXO, will be the voice of one of the virtual band's singers, Ezreal
News Spotify rolls out personalized in-app ‘Merch Hub’ based on users’ listening habits With Merch Hub, all artist merchandise is consolidated in one place
News Warner Chappell acquires catalog of over 10,000 tracks from music publisher Deck in Brazil Deck is a record label and publisher founded in 1998 by João Augusto
News Lanre Masha appointed Director, West Africa at The Orchard Exec is stationed at the company’s Lagos office
News Google launches measures to safeguard generative AI users from copyright claims Move arrives amid rising concerns surrounding potential IP infringement claims around the use of generative AI
News Interscope inks deal with Natanael Cano’s Los CT label CT’s roster includes singer-songwriter Gabito Ballesteros, who had a recent hit called 'AMG' alongside Natanael Cano and Peso Pluma
News Music AI startup Hook raises $3m in seed round led by Point72 Ventures, Edgar Bronfman Jr.’s Waverley Capital and joined by Three Six Zero and Avex Company says it uses artificial intelligence "to empower anyone to remix and remake their favorite songs".
News Quinn McGinley promoted to General Manager of Neil Jacobson’s Hallwood Recordings Exec originally joined Hallwood Media in October 2020