Dylan Smith

Livestream Platform Driift Acquires Dreamstage, Receives $4.5 Million Investment From Deezer

September 30, 2022

Photo Credit: Deezer Last October, Deezer acquired a minority stake in ticketed-livestream platform Driift. Now, Driift has bought another Deezer-backed livestream startup, Dreamstage, and received an additio... Read More...

Ed Sheeran ‘Thinking Out Loud’ Copyright Lawsuit to Proceed, Federal Judge Rules

Dylan Smith

September 30, 2022

Photo Credit: Amazon Music A federal judge has ruled that a years-old copyright infringement lawsuit against Ed Sheeran, centering on “Thinking Out Loud” (2014), will proceed to trial despite the 31-year-old’... Read More...

Genesis Members Sell Recorded and Publishing Catalogs to Concord In Reportedly $300 Million+ Deal

Dylan Smith

September 30, 2022

Genesis performing live. Photo Credit: Andrew Bossi Concord has officially acquired the recorded and publishing catalogs of Genesis members Phil Collins, Tony Banks, and Mike Rutherford. Concord just recent... Read More...

Triller Announces $310 Million In Equity Funding, Doubles Down On ‘Early Q4 2022’ IPO Plans

Dylan Smith

September 29, 2022

Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa One month after announcing a “substantial” funding round ahead of a planned Q4 2022 IPO, TikTok rival Triller says that it’s secured “a binding $310 million investment.” Triller, ... Read More...

Warner Music Group Announces OpenSea Partnership ‘To Expand Web3 Opportunities For Artists’

Dylan Smith

September 29, 2022

Photo Credit: OpenSea Warner Music Group (WMG) has inked a partnership agreement with non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea to enable “select WMG artists to build and extend their fan communities in We... Read More...

PRS for Music Announces ‘New Online Portal’ for Songwriter Credits, Says It’s ‘Putting the Power of Metadata Into the Hands of Creators’

Dylan Smith

September 29, 2022

PRS for Music CEO Andrea Czapary Martin. Photo Credit: PRS for Music PRS for Music has announced plans to launch a metadata-powered “online portal” that it says will provide “unprecedented access to songwrite... Read More...

Universal Music Group Acquires Majority Stake In Indian Entertainment and Media Company TM Ventures

Dylan Smith

September 28, 2022

(l to r) TM Ventures founder Tarsame Mittal, UMG India and South Asia MD and CEO Devraj Sanyal, UMG AMEA CEO Adam Granite, and TM co-CEOs Alaap Gosher and Saurabh Abbi. Universal Music Group (UMG) has officia... Read More...

Björn Ulvaeus’ Pophouse Entertainment Acquires Majority Stake In Avicii Masters and Publishing Catalog

Dylan Smith

September 28, 2022

Six months after purchasing the song rights of Swedish House Mafia, Björn Ulvaeus’ Pophouse Entertainment has acquired a majority interest in the recordings and publishing catalog of Avicii. Pophouse Enterta... Read More...

Meta Moves to Dismiss Epidemic Sound Infringement Suit: ‘The Lack of Specificity in Epidemic’s Complaint Is Striking’

Dylan Smith

September 28, 2022

Photo Credit: Dima Solomin Towards July’s end, Epidemic Sound filed a firmly worded copyright infringement complaint against Meta. Now, the Facebook parent company has officially moved to dismiss the action d... Read More...

Mr. Probz Sues Sony Music For $10 Million: ‘SME and Its Subsidiary Ultra Records Have Withheld Royalties For Years’

Dylan Smith

September 27, 2022

Mr. Probz. Photo Credit: Daan Grasveld Dutch producer and artist Mr. Probz (full name Dennis Princewell Stehr) is officially suing Sony Music Entertainment (SME) for $10 million over allegedly withheld royalt... Read More...

Santigold Abruptly Cancels U.S. Tour Amid Post-Pandemic Concert Rush: ‘As a Touring Musician, I Don’t Think Anyone Anticipated the New Reality That Awaited Us’

Dylan Smith

September 27, 2022

Santigold performing live in London. Photo Credit: Holly har Santigold has abruptly canceled her Holified Tour due to heightened expenses and the “flooded market of artists trying to book shows in the same ci... Read More...

Shakira Officially Ordered to Stand Trial On Tax Fraud Charges In Spain After Rejecting Plea Deal

Dylan Smith

September 27, 2022

Photo Credit: Jakob Polacsek / CC by 2.0 Shakira has officially been ordered to stand trial in Spain for allegedly failing to pay €14.5 million ($13.90 million) in due taxes between 2012 and 2014. This late... Read More...

"My Whole Source of Income Just Disappeared" — How Two Musicians Are Dealing With Cancelled Concerts

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Livestream Platform Driift Acquires Dreamstage, Receives $4.5 Million Investment From Deezer

Ed Sheeran ‘Thinking Out Loud’ Copyright Lawsuit to Proceed, Federal Judge Rules

Genesis Members Sell Recorded and Publishing Catalogs to Concord In Reportedly $300 Million+ Deal

Warner Music Group Announces OpenSea Partnership ‘To Expand Web3 Opportunities For Artists’

PRS for Music Announces ‘New Online Portal’ for Songwriter Credits, Says It’s ‘Putting the Power of Metadata Into the Hands of Creators’

Universal Music Group Acquires Majority Stake In Indian Entertainment and Media Company TM Ventures

Björn Ulvaeus’ Pophouse Entertainment Acquires Majority Stake In Avicii Masters and Publishing Catalog

Mr. Probz Sues Sony Music For $10 Million: ‘SME and Its Subsidiary Ultra Records Have Withheld Royalties For Years’

Santigold Abruptly Cancels U.S. Tour Amid Post-Pandemic Concert Rush: ‘As a Touring Musician, I Don’t Think Anyone Anticipated the New Reality That Awaited Us’

Shakira Officially Ordered to Stand Trial On Tax Fraud Charges In Spain After Rejecting Plea Deal

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