News Fortnite’s ‘Remix: The Finale’ concert draws over 14M players, breaking records Fortnite has set a new milestone, drawing 14.3 million concurrent players for its 'Remix: The Finale' virtual concert on November 30
News Lunar Client partners with STYNGR to bring licensed music to Minecraft Through the Lunar Client Launcher, players will be able to stream music from major labels directly within Minecraft
News Azi Eftekhari named Chief Operating Officer at Sony Music UK Eftekhari joins Sony Music after serving two years as Co-President of Universal Music’s Catalogue Division
News GoldState Music buys catalogs from CatchPoint Rights, AMR Songs for $200m (report) GoldState has strategically targeted music publishing and royalty income streams that offer steady returns
News Live Nation expands in South Africa and Portugal The Dome in Johannesburg will be Live Nation's first permanent venue in Africa
News Twitch co-founder Justin Kan and artist manager Nicholas Parasram launch Thin Ice Entertainment Both Kan and Parasram are known for their track record of launching startups
News PlayAI snags $21m in funding to launch AI voice-cloning platform A news report suggests PlayAI's tech raises ethical concerns about the its ability to clone real people's voices
News Deezer becomes latest streaming service to integrate TikTok’s ‘Add to Music App’ feature Feature allows TikTok users to save songs discovered on the platform to their preferred music streaming service
News Nvidia unveils AI audio generator ‘Fugatto’ that can produce ‘sounds never heard before’ Nvidia describes its new artificial intelligence technology as “a Swiss Army knife for sound”
News US Supreme Court seeks federal insight into major labels’ $1bn copyright case against Cox The request will likely be handled by President-elect Donald Trump's designated Solicitor General, John Sauer
News FUGA signs global music distribution deal with Mind of a Genius Records Mind of a Genius Records will gain access to FUGA’s distribution services, marketing and strategic support
News Billie Eilish named Apple Music Artist of the Year Eilish's album 'Hit Me Hard And Soft' reached No. 1 on Apple Music's all-genre albums chart in 138 countries
News India’s Tips Music becomes latest independent music company to strike direct deal with TikTok following Merlin split Partnership will make over 31,000 Tips-owned songs accessible to TikTok users worldwide, excluding China and India
News CTS Eventim’s nine-month revenue jumps 16% to $2.1B after See Tickets merger The company expects a significant year-over-year increase in EBITDA for 2024
Analysis News Shazam tops 100 billion song recognitions since launch Shazam notes that’s equivalent to 12 songs identified for every person on Earth