News Downtown Music Publishing inks global deal with Outer Voice Music Publishing Agreement aims to drive exposure, and promotion for South Asian songwriters
News Elton John joins $5m investment round for British music tech company Audoo Audoo has raised $22 million to date
News Melanie Johnson appointed Chief Commercial Officer at music tech company Audoo Company raised £7.2 million in its pre-series B funding round in 2021
News Warner-backed generative AI startup from co-inventor of Siri launches its own record label LifeScore is also a graduate of the Abbey Road RED Incubator
News $200m-backed Multimedia Music acquires catalog of film and TV composer Christopher Lennertz Lennertz has worked on scores for films like Horrible Bosses, Pitch Perfect 3 and others
News Global independent music publishers propose set of ‘ethical’ guidelines for AI developers Guidelines comprise four core principles for the use of music in AI training processes
News deadmau5 manager and other industry veterans launch The Circuit Group to acquire stakes in song catalogs Company was founded by Dean and Jessica Wilson of Seven20, and Brett Fischer, David Gray, and Harvey Tadman of AYITA
News Jason Klein named Permanent CEO at Anthem Entertainment amid senior leadership shakeup Klein previously served as Senior Vice-President, Legal & Business Affairs and General Manager for Anthem’s Canadian operations
News Producer Jukka Immonen sells The Fried Music recorded music division to Warner in Finland and joins label as Head of A&R for the market Warner Music Finland has appointed Jukka Immonen as Head of A&R, effective January 1, 2024
News Ryan Tedder calls Lindgren ‘the German wunderkind’. Now they’ve inked a partnership deal – as Lindgren renews his agreement with Sony Music Publishing Deal expands long-standing relationship with SMP
News Spotify gives Premium subscribers access to 150,000+ audiobooks, and 15 hours free listening per month New offer to launch in the UK and Australia on October 4, with a later rollout in the US
News Ex-Spotify exec Jacob Deshayes named Chief Content Officer at Reactional Music; gaming veteran Kelly Sumner appointed Chairman Reactional claims to be 'the world’s first rule-based music engine, music delivery platform and personalization engine.'
News Evan Bogart’s Seeker Music acquires catalog of Plested, songwriter behind hits for Lewis Capaldi, Niall Horan, Jonas Brothers and more Founded in 2020, Seeker is led by hitmaker Evan Bogart, who is behind Rihanna’s 2006 No. 1 hit SOS
News Dominican superstar rapper El Alfa inks multi-million-dollar deal with Sound Royalties Sound Royalties provides royalty financing for music creators, independent labels, publishers, and distributors
News TikTok confirms testing ad-free monthly subscription plan (report) Test marks a potential departure from TikTok's ad-driven revenue model