News Songtradr enters wellness space, partners with music for wellbeing label Myndstream Songtradr has partnered with the mindfulness music label for sync services across the platform
News With $7.5m in funding to date, ‘social metaverse’ platform Stageverse launches with virtual Muse concert Stageverse was founded in 2017 by Tim Ricker and Claire Seidler
News FUGA rolls out spatial audio support and automated delivery to Apple Music FUGA is a Preferred Plus partner on Apple Music
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News TikTok owner ByteDance readies new music streaming app in China (report) ByteDance reportedly started work on the app back in 2019
News Martin Bandier, SESAC’s John Josephson, and Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures join $5m funding round for blockchain streaming service Audius The Chainsmokers, Nas, Jason Derulo and Pusha T also invest in platform
News Warner Music South Africa acquires local independent label Coleske Coleske is the largest independent label focusing on Afrikaans repertoire
News Lyrics firm Genius acquired for $80m by MediaLab Genius is a lyrics database, editorial publisher, and digital media company founded in August 2009.
News Dance music NFT platform RCRDSHP closes multi-million dollar seed round, backed by the buyers of $69m Beeple digital art piece RCRDSHP collectibles are built on the Flow blockchain
News JioSaavn and Merlin ink expanded global music licensing partnership Deal marks the first renewal between the two parties since regional music streaming service Saavn merged with India’s JioMusic
News Superstar Helene Fischer extends long term partnership with Universal Music Germany Fischer has topped Germany’s annual sales charts more than any other artist in German chart history
News Fintech firm Centtrip expands into the United States Firm has opened an office in Miami Beach, Florida
News Brazil’s SOCINPRO partners with Unison for Pan-European collection Deal marks the second agreement Unison has signed in the Brazilian territory this year
News LiveXLive rebrands as LiveOne, plans to spin out pay-per-view business as separate public company NASDAQ-traded company expects to change its stock symbol to LVO in the coming weeks.
News Round Hill Music Royalty Fund buys catalog from British producer and songwriter Tim Palmer Catalog includes 30 songs covering tracks from Pearl Jam and Ozzy Osbourne albums