Music Business News: United States

Singapore’s BandLab acquires DIY artist services platform ReverbNation

ReverbNation offers digital distribution, career management and online marketing tools for independent artists

Live Nation revenues soar to $2.7bn in Q3, as boss Michael Rapino tells investors: ‘Live music roared back over the past quarter.’

Live Nation Entertainment has published its Q3 results for the three months ended September 30

Get ready for BTS NFTs: HYBE to acquire $421m stake in crypto firm and launch collectables JV

HYBE strikes partnership with Korean fintech firm Dunamu, which operates crypto exchange, Upbit

Lil Pump royalty shares sell out in two hours via Opulous partnership, raising $500,000

Lil Pump’s song Mona Lisa attracted investment from 927 backers

Lionel Richie inks exclusive global deal with Universal Music Publishing Group

Richie has sold more than 125 million albums worldwide

HYBE and Universal signal start of ‘historic joint venture’ with global search for new pop girl group

Group will be based in Los Angeles and music will be released via JV label in partnership with Geffen

Bruce Springsteen in talks to sell catalog to Sony Music (report)

Is Bruce Springsteen's catalog music's next big-money deal?

YouTube’s ads business is now bigger than the entire global record business

MBW predicts that YouTube's ad revenues could breach the $30 billion mark this year alone