Epidemic Sound In The News

KKR leads $48m investment into Artlist, a royalty-free music rival to Epidemic Sound

Artlist will use to money to buy assets and potentially acquire in the marketplace

Having turned over $27m in 2018, Epidemic Sound is roasted by songwriter group for buy-out deals

Epidemic responds by suggesting traditional industry is bothered by its "disruptive" model

Former Spotify Australia boss Kate Vale joins Epidemic Sound as MD, North America

Exec was also the first employee at Google in Australia and New Zealand

Epidemic Sound raises $20m, announces expansion into South Korea

Company to launch in South Korea via a partnership with DS Asset Management

Spotify fake artists return – but who’s faking plays within user accounts?

MBW reveals that plays were being falsely attributed to users as far back as March last year

Spotify ‘doing a Netflix’: is Daniel Ek’s platform already too big for the labels to stop it?

Mark Mulligan on why the major rights-holders may be facing a 'prisoner's dilemma'

Spotify is on a collision course with the major record companies. Here’s why.

Spotify has a number of tricky issues to face down during its 2019 negotiations with the biggest labels

Fake artists still dominate Spotify ‘chill’ playlists. Now Universal is fighting back… with Apple Music.

Nothing has changed on Ambient Chill, Sleep and Music For Concentration