News Japan’s Pony Canyon taps Orfium to monetize UGC on YouTube The deal marks Orfium's fourth major partnership in Asia over the past six months
News Kakao’s billionaire founder arrested in stock manipulation probe related to SM stake buy The arrest jeopardizes the future plans of Kakao, one of South Korea's most prominent tech giants
News Ariana Grande officially joins HYBE’s Weverse superfan app Grande's debut on the app offers an opportunity for Weverse to reverse a decline in users amid BTS's ongoing hiatus
News Ian Carew promoted to Managing Director at Distiller Records Carew’s music industry career spans over 25 years, including marketing roles at Sony Music and Universal Music Group
News TikTok to ‘fast track’ official artist account creation for DistroKid members TikTok and DistroKid have been partners since 2019, when DistroKid became the first distributor to ink a deal with the video platform
News YouTube Music’s Foundry Program returns to support ‘next wave of independent artists’ YouTube is rolling out some new features for its Foundry program, including live shows
News FUGA signs distro, marketing deals with UK’s One House, Critical Music and Berry’s Room FUGA welcomes "some of the industry’s most valuable and forward-thinking labels" to its client base.
News Meet ‘Livi,’ the new Spanish-speaking voice of Spotify’s AI DJ Olivia Quiroz Roa is the voice of "Livi," Spotify's new Spanish-speaking version of its AI-driven DJ feature
News Instagram launches multitrack audio feature, allowing users to add up to 20 tracks to a single Reel Instagram's latest feature comes amid a fierce battle for dominance in the short-form video landscape
News After deals with Ticketmaster and CTS Eventim, TikTok teams up with Eventbrite for in-app ticket sales The feature expands reach beyond traditional promotion methods, promising to expose events to millions of potential attendees
News Mushroom Group unveils new talent management and partnerships agency "Traditional marketing methods alone don’t really cut it anymore. Audiences are savvier and more diverse than ever before."
News YouTube Music now lets you search for songs by humming, singing or playing a tune The streaming service is also testing out an AI-powered custom radio station feature
News Usher named top artist-songwriter in Q1 2024 by NMPA’s Gold & Platinum Program (based on RIAA certifications) Country music's Ashley Gorley took the top spot among non-performing songwriters
News Deezer unveils AI playlists in global beta Users selected for a beta test can use simply text prompts to create customized playlists
News After raising $150M at $1bn valuation, avatar startup Genies launches network to connect cultural icons with innovation partners Celebrities like Paris Hilton and Camila Cabello have invested in the avatar creation company