News New York City bans TikTok on government devices, citing security concerns Decision marks the latest move in the ongoing scrutiny of TikTok in the US
News Germany-based indie label People Want To Dance signs Dolby Atmos deal with production firm ThreeDee Music Partnership arrives a month after the ThreeDee Music signed a deal with Universal Music Germany
News YouTube Music joins TikTok-style feed trend with ‘Samples’ Samples is a personalized short-form video feed
News Emily Thorpe-Jones named Head of Brands and Corporate at Various Artists Management Exec will will divide her time between the group’s London and Los Angeles offices
News After raising $1.1m, metaverse studio Karta launches Fortnite studio Karta was launched in 2021 by ex-Head of Events at Fnatic, Erik Londré, and music business veteran Tony Barnes
News Jacob Fain promoted to EVP/Head of A&R at Elektra Entertainment Fain previously served as Elektra’s Senior Vice President, A&R and Head of Research & Analytics
News Stem introduces ‘Tone’ financial services platform for the music industry Stem says that Tone aims to 'fix the broken financial processes' across the music industry.
News The UK’s PRS for Music and PPL team up with music startup Audoo for public performance distributions Audoo's tech identifies background music being played publicly
News Sony Music and Triller settle copyright dispute as TikTok rival prepares to go public Lawsuit was initiated by Sony Music against Triller last year
News CAA to lay off around 60 employees (report) News follows a report from last month that CAA is in talks to sell a majority stake to billionaire François-Henri Pinault in a $7bn deal
News After raising $54m, Futureverse unveils ‘JEN 1’ text-to-music AI generator Futureverse was formed from the merger of 11 different companies last year
News Universal Music becomes latest major to partner with kids audio platform Yoto First release under partnership features rock band Queen’s Greatest Hits: Volume 1
News Round Hill Music Royalty Fund expands country portfolio with acquisition of Big Loud Shirt and Craig Wiseman rights Investments comprise more than 1,200 country hits