News Yvette Medina named Head of Latin Music at YMU Medina joins the company from her own artist management company, Creative Management Firm
News Jaxsta acquires ‘LinkedIn for creatives’ Vampr News comes just three months after Vampr received investment from Downtown
News Deezer strikes long-term partnership with speaker maker Sonos to power Sonos Radio globally Sonos launched its ad-supported radio streaming service in 2020
News SM Entertainment, the company behind K-Pop stars EXO and Aespa, generated revenues of $198m in Q4 2022, up 18.2% YoY SM Entertainment posts Q4 financial results
News Amid rising regulatory pressure, TikTok amasses 150m+ users in Europe, plans two more data centers TikTok has amassed more than 150 million users across Europe
News Amazon Music strikes playlist partnership with generative AI music company Endel Endel raised $15m in a series B funding round last year
News Silver Lake to start looking for buyers for entertainment and ticketing giant TEG (report) Silver Lake acquired TEG in October 2019
News Former Warner boss Steve Cooper joins board of Quincy Jones-backed NFT platform OneOf Web3 company and NFT marketplace claims that its “Green NFT platform” mints NFTs that are up to “2 million times more energy efficient” than its rivals
News Napster acquires Web3 music startup Mint Songs after eight-figure financing The acquisition follows Mint Songs’ own $4.3m fundraising
News Sound Credit and PPL strike North America neighbouring rights collections partnership Sound Credit and Soundways will offer their North American performer community access to PPL’s international collections service
News Ex-BMG UK President Alexi Cory-Smith launches acquisitive firm with €30m fund (update) Firm has also struck a direct deal with David Gray to buy his publishing catalog
News Hipgnosis invests in Timbaland’s music marketplace Beatclub, grants producers and artists access to sample from its catalog Investment is part of Beatclub's series A-2 funding round
News After investing $125m over the past year, Cutting Edge secures another $100m to buy film and TV music rights The initial $125m round 'has been fully deployed' according to the company
News Warner Chappell inks global publishing deal with South Korea’s MZMC Inc. MZMC Inc. was founded in 2019 by Paul Thompson
News TikTok rival Triller acquires influencer marketing firm Julius Founded in 2012, Julius connects influencers with brands and agencies