Empire In The News

Andrew Klippel on Ourness, Royel Otis, and the ‘golden age’ of the music business

MBW's Trailblazers series meets Andrew Klippel, co-founder of Australia-born music company Ourness

HYBE acquires again, adding Los Angeles-based VIP experiences company Confirmed360 to its portfolio of subsidiaries

'HYBE AMERICA acquired Confirmed360, aiming to solidify its live events and experiences portfolio in the United States'.

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Artist marketing platform un:hurd music attracts fresh investment from EMPIRE

The investment takes place alongside un:hurd’s ongoing funding round, in which Trapital Ventures and Mindset Ventures MusicTech have also participated

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Michael Lewan named Executive Director of Music Fights Fraud Alliance; YouTube Music, ONErpm, Revelator, Too Lost and more join as members

Org was formed in June 2023 to tackle fraud in the music industry

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Is DeepSeek training its AI on copyrighted music without permission?

The international trade group for music publishers says DeepSeek replicates the entire lyrics to copyrighted songs

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Steve Stoute talks independence, emerging markets and how UnitedMasters artist FloyyMenor scored TikTok’s biggest song of 2024

Gata Only, released independently via UnitedMasters, was the most popular track globally on the platform this year

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100+ indie distributors in 20 countries have now signed up for The MLC’s data portal for unmatched royalties

The MLC says "millions of dollars" in royalties have been paid out thanks to its portal for indie distributors

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Jon Platt accepts International Executive of the Year honor, pays tribute to Sony Music Publishing, the songwriting community and more at MBW’s Music Business UK Awards

Yesterday evening (November 5) saw MBW's Music Business UK Awards take place in Covent Garden, celebrating the very best that the UK music biz has to offer.