News After raising $3.5M in funding, AI-powered music remixing app Hook launches on iOS The app allows users to create short-form remixes and mashups of popular songs using AI
News YouTube Music gets more expensive as users in 16 countries report major price hikes for YouTube Premium Some YouTube Premium subscribers report getting notifications of price hikes of more than 40%
News Spotify expands AI Playlist feature to US, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand Launched in the UK and Australia earlier this year, the feature allows users to generate custom playlists from text prompts
News Believe boss Denis Ladegaillerie says ‘creativity central to future of artist development’ as company celebrates 15 years in the UK Believe’s founder and CEO highlighted creativity as the key to future artist development at Believe UK’s 15th anniversary party in London
News un:hurd expands partner network with CD Baby, Amazon, beatBread, more; launches new membership tiers Platform recently closed a 'six-figure' strategic funding round that included investments from Mr Eazi, Sam Feldt, and Kobalt founder and Chairman Willard Ahdritz
News Universal Music Group establishes new division in China’s Greater Bay Area, led by Gary Chan UMG says the move makes it the “first” major music company to establish a label in this region, headquartered in the city of Shenzhen
News Kesha launches her own label, Kesha Records, in partnership with Warner’s ADA Kesha’s first distribution deal will give her full creative control and ownership of her work
News Range Music Publishing inks exclusive global admin deal with Universal Music Publishing The partnership expands Range Media’s existing relationships with UMG, which includes collaborations with Capitol and Virgin
News Mixcloud acquires Encore to expand live music services Encore will continue to operate as an independent brand following the deal, focusing on booking musicians, bands, and DJs
News Live Nation enters artist development partnership with Kei Henderson’s Third & Hayden Third & Hayden's current roster includes artists Annahstasia, Ben Reilly, Jordan Hawkins, Key!, and Zyah Belle
News Superfan platform Mellomanic, formerly We Are Giant, closes $6m funding round Mellomanic says it has seen a 13,000% increase in monthly active users since the start of the year
News The Circuit Group launches UK arm led by James Sutcliffe, forms JV with CTRLFRK Sutcliffe will also serve as Co-President of the new Circuit Management, alongside Michael Boyce.
News Sony Music Publishing wins Publisher of the Year at SESAC Music Awards for third straight year Jack Harlow won Songwriter of the Year for the fourth year in a row at the L.A. awards ceremony
News Sony Music Africa strikes strategic partnership with Crux Global to support artists from Ghana Crux Global has been providing digital distribution services to local artists for over six years
News Antoine Dathanat named Managing Director, France at Sony Music Publishing as Nicolas Galibert retires Dathanat joined Sony Music Publishing in 2018 as Head of A&R