Music Business News: United States

Music discovery startup LÜM closes $1.2m seed funding round, partners with Frank Productions

LÜM focuses exclusively on emerging artists

Primary Wave Music Publishing acquires 50% stake in Whitney Houston Estate

The deal sees Primary Wave acquire a stake in the singer's music assets

Sony Music to deliver ‘Real Time’ royalty data to artists, and enable monthly cash withdrawals

'Real Time Royalties' and 'Cash Out' set to make life much easier for Sony acts

Live Nation buys Spaceland Presents, owner of the Los Angeles Echoplex, as part of $20m+ SoCal spending spree

Deal is latest in flurry of acquisitions in Southern California

Spotify tests voice-controlled hardware for the car

The 'Car Thing' is being tested in the US only

Spotify is encouraging artists to make their own podcasts using Anchor

Why Spotify's new strategy could result in a clearer ROI at the platform

Sony Music launches podcast company with Adam Davidson and Laura Mayer

'We want to enhance opportunities for talented storytellers in this rapidly evolving audio entertainment segment.'

Event organizers can now sell tickets through Facebook via Eventbrite

700 million people use Facebook Events each month