News 10K Projects launches 10K Ventures, plans to invest up to $1m of initial capital into each company it backs Initiative is powered by PlayWRK, a venture firm backing early-stage founders
News Taylor Testa promoted to Vice President, A&R, at Universal Music Publishing Group Testa works closely with many of UMPG’s writers and artists, including Zedd, Kid Harpoon and more
News 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
News 6 of the most innovative digital music platforms you might not have heard of… from around the world A round-up of some of the most forward-thinking digital platforms across gaming, social media and fitness that Tuned Global counts as partners
News Reactional Music wants gamers to make in-game music purchases, using its patented music integration engine New tech promises to let users personalize their gaming experience to their favourite songs or artists
News Can music mimic Marvel? SM Entertainment CEO Sung Su Lee on building K-Pop’s answer to a cinematic superhero universe SME's chief executive, Sung Su Lee, explains his company's strategy for building a roster of artists who can come together in the metaverse
News Immersive music experience startup Stage11 raises $5.8m, partners with Snoop Dogg, David Guetta Stage11 was founded by CEO Jonathan Belolo, the co-owner of Scorpio Music
News Platoon opens Platoon7 recording studios at Tileyard in London Platoon’s new studios will offer artists a bespoke space to fuel in-person collaboration
News Roblox strikes deal with music publishers Lawsuit dismissed and plan set to expand music in the metaverse
Interviews ‘100 die hard fans are just as powerful as somebody with 100 million followers on Instagram.’ Fave founder Jacquelle Amankonah Horton on the world of internet fandom and how her platform has attracted two of music’s biggest fan communities
News Lizzo and Justin Timberlake invest in connected fitness tech brand Hydrow Company has secured almost $200m in cumulative funding
News Tuned Global strikes partnership with music licensing platform Melodie Melodie is a music licensing platform and publisher providing music for creators, businesses and creative content platforms
News Twitch strikes deal with music publishers According to the NMPA, Twitch will provide "new opportunities" to music publishers
News Ryan Ruden joins Capitol Music Group as EVP of Experiential Marketing and Business Development Ruden was most recently Senior Vice President of Experiential Marketing and Business Development for Columbia Records
Blog How future proof is the current evaluation of music copyrights? Ran Geffen, founder of XR connect development agency OMR and CEO of Amusica Song Management in Israel on the future of the music industry…