News DRiP Haus buys fellow startup Vault Music to boost the music experience on Solana’s blockchain Vault Music's platform enables artists to sell limited-edition tracks that can be sold on its secondary market, with artists taking a cut on resales
News After being acquired by HYBE in a $32m deal last year, voice cloning startup Supertone launches AI-powered virtual pop group, SYNDI8 Supertone claims that its software can create 'hyper-realistic and expressive voices that [are not] distinguishable from real humans.'
News TPG buys stake in Untitled Entertainment from Boat Rocker as it launches new talent management firm TPG has named Michel Pratte, former President of Boat Rocker Media, to lead the newly established company
News Futureverse and Animoca Brands to undertake $5M equity swap under new strategic deal Futureverse's AI tools and metaverse platform will collaborate with Animoca Brands' network of Web3 projects
News Believe vows ‘continued expansion’ in Greater China, appointing Charles Liu as GM and Rebecca Dong as MD, Operations in key market Based in Beijing, Charles Liu is responsible for defining and leading Believe’s revenue growth strategies in Greater China
News Spanish collecting society SGAE fined $7M for anticompetitive practices Spain's competition authority says SGAE abused its dominant market position with the use of flat-rate licensing fees
News UK’s PPL paid out over $131M to performers and rightsholders in Q2 2024, up 6% The licensing company credits the growth to improved sharing of metadata and a new public performance tariff
News Neil Miller named General Counsel at Merlin Miller's previous experience includes stints at Meta Platforms and SoundCloud
News Downtown introduces Curve Royalty Services for royalty process outsourcing The move follows Downtown’s acquisition of royalty processing platform Curve Royalty Systems in 2023
News Primary Wave Music to co-produce documentary on songwriting legend Gerry Goffin Goffin penned 114 Billboard Hot 100 hits, with eight of those reaching number one
News Mark Zuckerberg and wife’s investment fund join $22M funding round for kids audio platform Yoto The Zuckerberg Chan Initiative was responsible for about half of the latest funding raised for the maker of the children's audio Yoto Player.
News TuneCore unveils AI-powered mastering service for indie artists, with a fee of $5 per track The service is aimed at self-releasing artists who otherwise wouldn't have the means to access professional mastering
News NoCopyrightSounds and Geometry Dash team up to provide free music for gamers The new partnership aligns with both companies’ commitment to free-to-use models
News Lou Al-Chamaa named EVP of A&R at Spirit Music Group Al-Chamaa comes to Spirit after stints at Sony Music Publishing and AVEX USA
News Splice users can now use their own sound loops with AI-powered ‘Create’ engine “Splice AI delivers human-made sounds that are compatible with the creator's original idea, which remains at the center of the creative process"