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The Weeknd-backed personalized song creation startup Songfinch raises $17m in Series A round

Latest round brings the company’s total funding to-date to $21.8 million

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Get ready for Netflix series about Spotify, a ‘fictionalized account’ of the streaming platform’s rise

Series to be released on Netflix on October 13

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Warner Music Group partners with NFT marketplace OpenSea to expand Web3 opportunities for its artists

Collaboration to allow 'select WMG artists to build and extend their fan communities in Web3'

After huge success with King & Prince in Japan, UMG signs Johnny & Associates boy band ‘Travis Japan’ to Capitol Records for global debut

'We are pleased to expand our working relationship with Julie and the great team at Johnny & Associates,' says Sir Lucian Grainge

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Facebook parent Meta asks court to dismiss Epidemic Sound’s $142m lawsuit

Epidemic Sound sued Meta in July for alleged infringement

Music in the Metaverse: Redefining music rights in the Web3 world

The following MBW op/ed comes from Deborah Mannis-Gardner, Owner/President, DMG Clearances, and a global expert on music rights clearances.

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PRS for Music to launch free portal providing access to songwriter credits and industry identifiers

New tool will let songwriters, composers and music publishers search and download key data about their works

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Christiaan Kröner promoted to President at FUGA

His promotion follows Pieter van Rijn’s recent move to the role of President, Downtown Music.

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With fresh eight-figure financing, and a new CEO, Napster wants to take Web3 music to the mainstream

MBW interviews Napster's new CEO Jon Vlassopulos

‘A one size fits all approach in music is holding back creativity.’

Corite COO Emelie Olsson discusses the future of the platform, the evolution of audience-power in music, Web3 and much more besides

‘Chocolate City is a safe haven for creatives.’

MBW’s World Leaders series interviews Abuchi Ugwu, CEO of Nigeria-based record label Chocolate City

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Apple pulls apps owned by Russian tech giant VK from app store, including music service VK Music

VK apps are no longer available to download on iPhones

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Pophouse Entertainment buys 75% of Avicii master recordings and publishing

Firm also forms JV with late EDM star's family

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Universal buys majority stake in India-based TM Ventures, which manages superstars Arijit Singh and Badshah

TM Ventures was formed by Indian entrepreneur Tarsame Mittal

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New $100m-backed fund launches to buy catalogs in Asia, led by industry veteran Chee Meng Tan and ex-Universal Music China MD Garand Wu

Singapore-based music fund launches with initial raise of USD $100m

Where are all the Kate Bush T-shirts?

Welcome to the latest episode of Talking Trends from Music Business Worldwide (MBW) – where we go deep behind the headlines of news stories affecting the entertainment industry. Talking Trends is supported by Voly Music. According to Spotify, Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) was officially its biggest ‘Song Of The Summer’ in … Continued

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VR concert startup AmazeVR raises $17m, with Korea’s CJ Entertainment joining as strategic investor

Past investors re-up interests, including Mirae Asset Capital, Mirae Asset Venture Investment, CJ Investment, Smilegate Investment and others

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Orlando Wharton named EVP of Capitol Music Group and President of Priority Records

CMG to relaunch the Priority label