Music Business News: United States

Superfan platform Mellomanic, formerly We Are Giant, closes $6m funding round

Mellomanic says it has seen a 13,000% increase in monthly active users since the start of the year

The Circuit Group launches UK arm led by James Sutcliffe, forms JV with CTRLFRK

Sutcliffe will also serve as Co-President of the new Circuit Management, alongside Michael Boyce.

Musician accused of $10m AI streaming fraud scam pleads not guilty (report)

Michael Smith was indicted by the US Government earlier this month over an alleged $10 million streaming fraud scam

Sony Music Publishing wins Publisher of the Year at SESAC Music Awards for third straight year

Jack Harlow won Songwriter of the Year for the fourth year in a row at the L.A. awards ceremony

TuneCore says that tracks within its ‘TuneCore Accelerator’ program ‘experienced nearly 10 billion new streams’ in the first half of 2024

TuneCore has released the second edition of its 'TuneCore Accelerator Report'

All change at the majors in Nashville, as Sony Music’s Randy Goodman announces he’s stepping down

Goodman was appointed to his current role in 2015

ATC Group launches music promotions company, Circa

Circa will absorb the operations of Your Army America

Universal’s direct-to-fan business has been growing at a whopping 33% rate, and 3 other things we learned at UMG’s Capital Markets Day

UMG has revealed it's working with Spotify on the streaming platform's new 'Super-Premium' subscription tier