News DistroKid receives ‘significant investment’ from Silversmith Capital Partners Financial terms of the investment have not been not disclosed
News SoundCloud expands direct monetization program to hundreds of thousands of users SoundCloud premier is being rolled out to SoundCloud Pro and Pro Unlimited creators with eligible content
News Music piracy ‘a significant issue’ says IFPI IFPI publishes Music Consumer Insight Report 2018 which analyses recorded music engagement across 20 of the world’s largest markets
News Malcolm Dunbar promoted to Global President and COO at PledgeMusic Dunbar was previously President of UK and Europe since 2016
News Sentric Electronic launches to service ‘thousands of producers without music publishing’ Launch comes after Sentric recently joined with boutique electronic music publisher Black Rock
News Facebook launches Amazon Echo rival, partners with Spotify, Pandora and iHeart Facebook's new audio/video communication devices are called the Portal and Portal+
News Irving Azoff buys out Madison Square Garden Company from JV in $125m deal Azoff MSG Entertainment will be rebranded as The Azoff Company
News Tramlines Festival’s Sarah Nulty to be recognised posthumously at Independent Festival Awards Nulty tragically passed away after a short illness aged 36 earlier this year
News DEAG to own 100% of Swiss promoter The Classical Company after acquiring remaining 50% stake Germany-based DEAG is acquiring the stake in the firm from Swiss media group Ringier AG
News PledgeMusic CEO Dominic Pandiscia exits company The CEO of the UK-based direct to fan platform has stepped down from the role
News ‘A great look for all independent labels’: Freya Ridings breaks into UK chart Top 10 Emerging artist achieves historic achievement in UK industry as her label eyes success in the States
News Primary Wave acquires Count Basie catalog, signs deals with Pete Waterman and Kenny Loggins Company revealed it had $400m to invest in rights earlier this year
News DJ Semtex joins UK’s Capital XTRA after 15 years at BBC DJ Semtex to host new Friday night hip-hop show on Capital XTRA
News Warner Music Group launches multi-million dollar startup investment fund, WMG Boost The multimillion-dollar fund will be used to invest in early-stage music-related businesses
News Sony signs deal with Kygo and manager Myles Shear to launch new label, Palm Tree Records Sony Music, Kygo and manager Myles Shear enter deal to launch new label Palm Tree Records.
News Tidal partners with Samsung TV to launch TV app Tidal subscribers will have access to a Samsung TV-specific user interface that 'prioritizes Tidal visual content'
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