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Interviews

‘When artists say they want to be independent, what they really mean is they want to be autonomous.’

Stem founder, Milana Rabkin-Lewis, on her company, TikTok vs. UMG, AI, and much more

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Sony Music Entertainment Japan shutters virtual talent brand, PRISM Project

PRISM Project producer cites 'considerable staff resources required not only to sustain but to further grow the brand'

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TuneCore and Amazon Music UK partner to offer free studio time to independent artists

Twelve self-releasing artists at TuneCore will be granted access to Metropolis Studios' Studio X

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Nuclear Blast launches heavy metal virtual world ‘Blast Valley’ with The Sandbox

"It's a sprawling abyss where the very air pulsates to metal music"

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Robbie Williams to make ‘metaverse debut’ in LightCycle, a new AI-powered ‘hyper-realistic virtual city’ built with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5

Platform aims to become "the go-to destination for art, film, gaming, music, fashion, sport, property and retail".

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YG Entertainment teams with metaverse studio Karta to launch virtual BLACKPINK experience in Roblox

Metaverse studio Karta built the BLACKPINK experience on Roblox

Analysis

Will Universal and Warner be able to overcome the problems with licensing ‘Deepfakes’ of their artists?

MBW Reacts is a series of comment pieces from the Music Business Worldwide team. They are our analytical (and sometimes opinionated) reactions to major recent entertainment news stories...

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Sofar Sounds reports $30m in payouts to artists since the pandemic

Sofar is known for having hosted early performances from the likes of Billie Eilish, Bastille, Leon Bridges, Hozier and YEBBA

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Tokyo-based virtual live music platform VARK raises USD $7.2m from NetEase Games, others

Startup offers a virtual live music event platform, metaverse templates, and video creation support tools for 3D avatars

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Snapchat teams up with Republic Records to launch virtual ‘Band Tees’ merch

Debut collection features 'digital merch tops' from Greta Van Fleet, Jonas Brothers, Kim Petras, Lil Wayne, Metro Boomin and Nicki Minaj

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Fortnite maker Epic Games invests in digital fashion company, CLO Virtual Fashion

Deal follows major labels’ investment in the digital fashion space and the metaverse

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Sony Music Japan’s PRISM Project is doubling down on virtual talent… and it’s just chosen its next three virtual stars

SMEJ’s VTuber agency PRISM Project has introduced its fifth generation of virtual talent: Ami Amami, Kou Tsubame and Lana Shikami

Analysis

Songwriters and artists refuse to be pitted against each other.

David Israelite, President & CEO of the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA), on what songwriters get paid from concert ticket sales in the US market

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Spotify dips a toe in NFT space, via token-gated playlists starting with Universal’s virtual band Kingship

KINGSHIP revealed via Twitter that it's teaming up with Spotify on a token-enabled playlist

Analysis News

After buying BandCamp, Epic Games pushes indie artists to millions of Fortnite players in curated radio station

Epic Games acquired Bandcamp in March 2022