News HarbourView Equity Partners buys ‘select recorded and publishing assets’ from R&B artist Jeremih The agreement expands HarbourView’s already notable presence in the R&B and hip-hop space
News Former Hipgnosis exec Tom Stingemore launches new platform, ALLOY, to streamline sync licensing “Sync is arguably the last area of the music industry to be modernized,” Tom Stingemore says
News Stability AI’s former VP of Audio launches certification for AI models that respect copyrights Similar to organic food certifications, Fairly Trained’s “Licensed Model” certification evaluates and certifies AI models based on their training data sources.
News Rimas Publishing strikes partnership with music business management software provider Reprtoir Reprtoir's AI-powered platform helps music publishers streamline operations, manage catalogs, and optimize royalty accounting
News TRAX, a web3 music startup for ‘superfans’, raises $2.9M in decentralized funding round Another day, another web3 music company raises millions of dollars in funding to capitalize on superfans.
News Stevie Spring named Chair of the board at PRS, as collection society unveils its ‘AI principles’ Martin replaces Stephen Davidson, who has served three terms at the helm since 2014
News Sony Music Masterworks forms joint venture with London-based live entertainment firm Roast Productions Roast Productions and Sony Music Masterworks will work together on developing new productions and expanding to new markets
News DistroDirect expands global reach with key hires in India, US, UK and Latin America "Developing key relationships in local markets drives better outcomes for artists," CEO Andy Irvine says
News Radio promotion firm Your Army’s US division absorbs Strange Loop Promo "Joining forces in this way puts us in a position to service the needs of an even broader array of world-class artists all under one roof"
News Nate Albert appointed President at Irving Azoff’s Giant Music Albert comes to Giant Music from Warner Records, where he signed Omar Apollo and Teddy Swims
News Michael Stebler named CEO of Utopia Music, just three months after Alain Couttolenc assumed role The latest changes in Utopia's C-suite follow several years of volatility, including layoffs, unexpected departures and divestments
News Beatport’s founding members launch ambient record label Sacred Society Music Group The label has introduced a collection of over 55 tracks and more than six hours of immersive content
News The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ becomes first song to cross 4 billion Spotify streams The track has also topped Chubby Checker’s The Twist as the No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit of all time
News Web3 and ‘superfan’ platform Tune.FM raises $20m from LDA Capital Tune.fm promises artists larger streaming income through blockchain micropayments and an NFT marketplace
News Matt Gralen promoted to President at Beatport; Helen Sartory upped to Chief Revenue Officer The Beatport Group is seeing soaring revenue, having launched or acquired eleven new products since 2019