Music Business News: United States

Quincy Jones invests in AI Music startup Musimap, which has developed a ‘psycho-emotional profiling engine’

Company's AI tech builds emotional profiles for listeners

With 40m global users, Taiwan-born livestream app LIVIT launches in the US, strikes exclusive ‘six-figure’ deal with rapper Flawless Real Talk

App allows its users to monetize their streams with fan 'gifts'

Calvin Harris sells publishing catalog to Vine Alternative Investments

Sony/ATV to continue administration services for the catalog

Round Hill: Our $375m IPO will be good news for songwriters

Josh Gruss and Neil Gillis on their new public fund, Hipgnosis – and the future of music rights ownership

Donna Caseine promoted to EVP, Global Creative Director at Reservoir as part of team expansion

Company bolsters Creative team with key promotions and new hires

Music tech company Output, whose software has been used in songs by Drake & Justin Bieber, raises $45m

Company was founded in 2013 by CEO Gregg Lehrman

Russell Emanuel named President & CEO of Sony/ATV’s newly centralized Production Music Division

Appointment gives Emanuel oversight of Sony/ATV’s global production music business

Twitch music copyright headache gets worse as ‘thousands’ of videos get deleted over infringement notices

Rightsholders put pressure on livestreaming platform