Music Business News: Australia

Feature has been launched in partnership with Lyrics provider Musixmatch

Deal will also account for TikTok’s past use of musical works, including the service Musical.ly

This MBW op/ed comes from Australian tech entrepreneur Max Shand, founder of music tech company Serenade

Exec will be in charge of setting up Utopia’s activities in Australia, New Zealand and other Australasian key territories

Funding round was co-led by Amazon’s Alexa Fund and BITKRAFT Ventures with participation from Khosla Ventures and King River Capital

The band have sold over 2.5 million concert ticket and amassed over 8 billion streams

Melodie is a music licensing platform and publisher providing music for creators, businesses and creative content platforms

Management firm adds to offices in the US, UK, and Europe as it continues global expansion