Analysis News From Universal’s Meta deal to a new AI-powered music streaming service… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
News Roblox strikes deal with DistroKid – but indie artists won’t be paid any money from it Roblox revenues are forecast to hit $3.5bn across the course of this year
News TikTok to ‘fast track’ official artist account creation for DistroKid members TikTok and DistroKid have been partners since 2019, when DistroKid became the first distributor to ink a deal with the video platform
News TikTok strikes global deal with DistroKid for indie artists to upload music to TikTok Music and CapCut The deal will see music distributed by DistroKid available across TikTok Music, CapCut, and in TikTok's Commercial Music Library
Analysis DistroKid’s Bandzoogle buyout, Songtradr’s Bandcamp acquisition point to the power of D2C commerce (and a potential future battle for ‘superfans’) Why two deals announced in the last month are connected
News DistroKid faces potential class-action lawsuit over how it handles takedown requests Complaint argues that DistroKid breached its fiduciary duty
Analysis News TikTok launches ‘Artist Impact Program’, inks several distribution deals to connect artists with brands TikTok inks global distribution deals with Believe, DistroKid, Vydia and more to 'fuel the pipeline of talent and artist-driven music' on its Commercial Music Library
News DIY music distributor DistroKid launches mobile app App, launched on Thursday May 4, is initially only available for iPhone
News DistroKid officially rolls out DistroVid music video distribution service Launch partners include Apple Music, Amazon Music, TIDAL and Vevo
News $1.3bn-valued DistroKid moves into video distribution with new DistroVid launch The DistroVid platform will allow artists to upload an unlimited amount of music videos and keep 100% of their earnings, the company says
News Matthew Ogle named Vice President of Product at DistroKid Ogle is responsible for introducing Spotify’s Discover Weekly playlist recommendation engine
News DistroKid enters NFT market with ‘Sellouts’, mints 10,000 collectible NFTs ILOVEMAKONNEN, Ricky Desktop and Ryan Oakes are early participating musicians
News Indie artists can now get their music on Facebook and Instagram via TuneCore and Distrokid The partnership will "help artists get their music on Facebook and Instagram quickly, seamlessly and at no cost to the artists," says the company
News DistroKid teams with Twitch to help indie artists earn money from live streams via Twitch Affiliate Program Joining the Twitch Affiliate Program allows creators to earn money when they stream live on Twitch
News DistroKid launches ‘matchmaking service’ to help labels find unsigned artists; Republic Records named first partner DistroKid has tapped music industry veteran Ché Pope to head new initiative