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Jaxsta’s Official Credit Metadata Means Good Business For PROs, CMOs, Labels, Publishers And Managers

August 9, 2022

Photo Credit: Jaxsta Whether you’re collecting and distributing royalties, valuing catalogs for acquisition, licensing music or promoting your roster, Jaxsta’s verified music credit metadata has the solution ... Read More...

Armed With $37 Million, Symphonic Distribution Acquires Streaming Promotions

Ashley King

August 1, 2022

Photo Credit: Symphonic Distribution Symphonic Distribution announces the acquisition of Streaming Promotions. Here's what to know. While artificially-inflated streaming numbers and listening bots are making... Read More...

TikTok Adds ‘Pre-Release’ Option to Its Distribution Service — Artists Can Now Debut Songs ‘Ahead of the Official Launch Date’

Dylan Smith

July 29, 2022

Photo Credit: Eyestetix Studio TikTok has added a “Pre-Release” feature to its SoundOn distribution service, and the new option will enable artists to release clips of songs to the short-form app before the t... Read More...

Jaxsta and DistroKid Have Signed a Data Sharing Agreement for Official Music Credits

Ashley King

July 18, 2022

Photo Credit: Jaxsta Jaxsta has announced it has signed a commercial data access agreement with DistroKid. Jaxsta is the world's largest database of deep-linked official music credits. DistroKid is the leadi... Read More...

Hip-Hop Superstar Logic Signs Multi-Album Deal With BMG

Ashley King

June 30, 2022

Photo Credit: BMG Hip-hop superstar Logic has signed a multi-album agreement with BMG. Here's what the deal encompasses. Logic's new multi-album global partnership will allow him to own his sound recordings.... Read More...

DistroKid beta testing DistroVid service

DistroKid Officially Launches Music Video Distribution Service ‘DistroVid’ — Early Partners Include Tidal and Apple Music

Dylan Smith

June 28, 2022

Photo Credit: DistroVid Last month, indie distributor DistroKid began testing a music-video offering called DistroVid. Now, the latter has officially launched with Apple Music, Amazon Music, Tidal, and Vevo a... Read More...

Glassnote Records Inks Distribution Deal With The Orchard Following AWAL Tie-Up

Dylan Smith

June 21, 2022

Glassnote Records' Mumford & Sons performing live. Photo Credit: Stefan Schäfer Indie label Glassnote Records has inked a “global distribution partnership” with Sony Music Entertainment’s The Orchard. G... Read More...

Sound Legends Launches Web Platform & Services for Independent Musicians Across the Globe

Ashley King

June 9, 2022

Photo Credit: Andrew Petrischev Sound Legends is a new digital music platform that helps independent musicians sell their music to a global audience immediately. The following was created in collaboration wi... Read More...

TuneCore Shifts to Subscription — Including Unlimited Releases and Expanded Pricing Plans

Paul Resnikoff

June 7, 2022

Music distro giant TuneCore, one of the world's biggest revenue generators for DIY artists, has shifted to annual subscription plans with 'Unlimited Plans'. The shift, effective immediately, will allow artis... Read More...

Live Nation Expands Chinese Presence With Capitol Records China, Astralwerks Licensing Pact

Dylan Smith

May 27, 2022

Beijing, China. Photo Credit: zhang kaiyv Live Nation Electronic Asia, the namesake promoter’s EDM division for the continent of over 4.5 billion residents, has unveiled a licensing deal between its Fabled Re... Read More...

Spinnup Goes Invite-Only — ‘Uninvited’ Musicians Given Two Months to Find New Distribution

Ashley King

May 19, 2022

Photo Credit: Soundtrap UMG's DIY distribution service Spinnup is going invite-only. Musicians without invites have two months to find a new distributor. A message posted to the Spinnup website reads," Spinn... Read More...

Music Distro Heavyweight CD Baby Selects Trolley as Payout Partner — Streamlining Payments to Its Global Clientele Of 1.2+ Million Recording Artists

Paul Resnikoff

May 16, 2022

CD Baby, easily one of the world’s largest music distribution companies, has partnered with customizable payout platform Trolley. CD Baby pointed to more cost-effective payouts from physical albums, digital ... Read More...

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Jaxsta’s Official Credit Metadata Means Good Business For PROs, CMOs, Labels, Publishers And Managers

Armed With $37 Million, Symphonic Distribution Acquires Streaming Promotions

Jaxsta and DistroKid Have Signed a Data Sharing Agreement for Official Music Credits

Hip-Hop Superstar Logic Signs Multi-Album Deal With BMG

DistroKid Officially Launches Music Video Distribution Service ‘DistroVid’ — Early Partners Include Tidal and Apple Music

Glassnote Records Inks Distribution Deal With The Orchard Following AWAL Tie-Up

Sound Legends Launches Web Platform & Services for Independent Musicians Across the Globe

TuneCore Shifts to Subscription — Including Unlimited Releases and Expanded Pricing Plans

Live Nation Expands Chinese Presence With Capitol Records China, Astralwerks Licensing Pact

Spinnup Goes Invite-Only — ‘Uninvited’ Musicians Given Two Months to Find New Distribution

Music Distro Heavyweight CD Baby Selects Trolley as Payout Partner — Streamlining Payments to Its Global Clientele Of 1.2+ Million Recording Artists