Dylan Smith

Endeavor Posts $400 Million+ Q1 2022 Revenue Improvement Amid Live Music Comeback

May 14, 2022

Endeavor (NYSE: EDR) has posted a more than $400 million year-over-year (YoY) revenue improvement due in part to “the resumption of concert touring” and demand for other crowd-based entertainment. Beverly H... Read More...

Warner Music and BMG Are Competing for Pink Floyd’s Catalog, Report Says — Bidding Could Top $500 Million

Dylan Smith

May 13, 2022

Pink Floyd performing live in 1973. Photo Credit: Erik Calonius Earlier this week, reports suggested that Pink Floyd was considering selling its catalog following blockbuster deals involving the likes of Bruc... Read More...

Warner Music Group Announces $77.2 Million Quarterly Dividend After Shares Hit 52-Week Low

Dylan Smith

May 13, 2022

Earlier this week, Warner Music Group stock (NASDAQ: WMG) dipped to a 52-week low of $24.39 per share. Now, the Big Three record label has announced a quarterly dividend. Manhattan-headquartered Warner Musi... Read More...

Secretly and Ghostly International Launch All Flowers Group, Including Artist-Focused Hip-Hop Label Drink Sum Wtr

Dylan Smith

May 13, 2022

(l to r) Drink Sum Wtr CEO Nigil Mack, All Flowers Group senior director of A&R Alexandra Berenson, and Ghostly International founder and CEO Sam Valenti IV at the Secretly offices. Photo Credit: Ye Fan G... Read More...

Snapchat Faces Copyright Infringement Lawsuit From SUISA Following ‘Repeated’ Attempts to Negotiate a License

Dylan Smith

May 12, 2022

Zürich, Switzerland. Photo Credit: Henrique Ferreira Snapchat is officially facing a copyright infringement lawsuit from SUISA (the Cooperative Society of Music Authors and Publishers in Switzerland), the pla... Read More...

The Chainsmokers to Give Away Streaming Royalties From New Album As NFTs: ‘We Are Huge Proponents of the Power of Web3’

Dylan Smith

May 12, 2022

The Chainsmokers in 2015. Photo Credit: Love This City TV The Chainsmokers have officially announced plans to give their “biggest fans” non-fungible tokens (NFTs) representing a portion of the recorded stream... Read More...

Sonos to Launch Voice Control Tech In June — Without Spotify Compatibility

Dylan Smith

May 12, 2022

Photo Credit: Jako Janse van Rensburg Sonos is now set to launch its own voice control, but the feature won’t support Spotify out of the gate. The Santa Barbara-based Mayht owner unveiled its imminent voice... Read More...

Songwriter Ashley Gorley Inks ‘Global Deal’ With Sony Music Publishing and Domain Capital Group

Dylan Smith

May 11, 2022

Front row, l to r: SMP Nashville CEO Rusty Gaston, SMP CEO Jon Platt, Ashley Gorley, and Domain MD Pete Chiappetta. Back row, l to r: Domain special advisor Rod Riley, Loeb & Loeb associate Megan Pekar, Lo... Read More...

Primary Wave Acquires Bob Dylan’s Share of The Traveling Wilburys Catalog

Dylan Smith

May 11, 2022

Bob Dylan performing live. Photo Credit: Alberto Cabello Primary Wave has officially acquired Bob Dylan’s interest in the work of The Traveling Wilburys. New York City-based Primary Wave, which has quietly ... Read More...

UMG’s 10:22PM to Mint 10,000 ‘Virtual Key Card’ NFTs for Bored Ape Yacht Club Group Kingship

Dylan Smith

May 11, 2022

Photo Credit: 10:22pm Despite some signs of a slowdown within the non-fungible token (NFT) space – not to mention worries relating to the broader economy – Universal Music Group (UMG) is officially preparing ... Read More...

Apple Officially Discontinues the iPod After 20 Years — ‘End of an Era’

Dylan Smith

May 10, 2022

Apple has discontinued the iPod Touch and, in turn, the overarching iPod line. Apple has officially announced that it will discontinue the iPod Touch, the last iPod model that the Cupertino-headquartered comp... Read More...

Sony Music Entertainment Posts 10% Revenue Increase for Q1 2022 as Annual Streaming Growth Hits 37%

Dylan Smith

May 10, 2022

Sony Music Entertainment (SME) turned in a roughly 10.16 percent year-over-year revenue increase during Q1 2022 due in large part to an 18.90 percent YoY jump for recorded music's streaming income, which achi... Read More...

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Endeavor Posts $400 Million+ Q1 2022 Revenue Improvement Amid Live Music Comeback

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Warner Music Group Announces $77.2 Million Quarterly Dividend After Shares Hit 52-Week Low

Secretly and Ghostly International Launch All Flowers Group, Including Artist-Focused Hip-Hop Label Drink Sum Wtr

The Chainsmokers to Give Away Streaming Royalties From New Album As NFTs: ‘We Are Huge Proponents of the Power of Web3’

Sonos to Launch Voice Control Tech In June — Without Spotify Compatibility

Songwriter Ashley Gorley Inks ‘Global Deal’ With Sony Music Publishing and Domain Capital Group

Primary Wave Acquires Bob Dylan’s Share of The Traveling Wilburys Catalog

UMG’s 10:22PM to Mint 10,000 ‘Virtual Key Card’ NFTs for Bored Ape Yacht Club Group Kingship

Apple Officially Discontinues the iPod After 20 Years — ‘End of an Era’

Sony Music Entertainment Posts 10% Revenue Increase for Q1 2022 as Annual Streaming Growth Hits 37%

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