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Muso.AI Partners With Music Story to Dramatically Overhaul Streaming Metadata and Crediting

April 27, 2021

Muso.AI has developed a promising solution to help streaming services render missing credits an issue of the past. Now, the metadata platform aims to deepen the impact of that solution through a newly finaliz... Read More...

Want to Make Your Music Blow Up on TikTok? Here Are 8 Proven Tips

Paul Resnikoff

April 12, 2021

Many artists, including quick-rising creators and established acts alike, have enjoyed substantial commercial success as a result of viral TikTok trends. But what’s the secret to blowing your music up on TikT... Read More...

As Streaming Takes Over, Music Metadata Is Becoming More Critical for Musicians. How Critical, You Ask?

Paul Resnikoff

March 22, 2021

photo: Werner Gmünder Music metadata: it’s the oft-overlooked chore that can make a music career successful – or doom it to obscurity. Today, music metadata impacts everything in an artist's career, includin... Read More...

K-Pop Returns to Spotify After Licensing Row Settled With Korean Label Kakao M

Ashley King

March 11, 2021

K-pop returns to Spotify after a global licensing deal was struck between Spotify and Kakao Entertainment. Representatives from both companies confirmed an agreement allows Kakao M content on Spotify again. ... Read More...

Distrokid Now Offers Snapchat Distribution for Independent Artists

Ashley King

March 9, 2021

Photo Credit: Alexander Shatov Distrokid now offers independent and DIY artists distribution on Snapchat, and the opportunity to be featured in users' Snaps. Snapchat has more than 265 million daily active u... Read More...

Distrokid Adds Twitch to Its Distribution Menu — Complete With Artist Attribution

Ashley King

February 25, 2021

Photo Credit: Caspar Camille Rubin DistroKid now supports Twitch's new music licensing platform called Soundtrack – with artist attribution. Amazon-owned Twitch is refusing to license music from rightsholder... Read More...

Distrokid Launches a ‘Matchmaking Service’ for Artists Seeking Label Deals

Dylan Smith

January 29, 2021

DistroKid has launched a “matchmaking service,” Upstream, for artists who are seeking record-label deals. DistroKid founder Philip Kaplan recently unveiled this artist-label “matchmaking service.” The “free,... Read More...

Tencent Music Just Expanded Its Merlin Indie Licensing Deal

Ashley King

October 27, 2020

Tencent Music Entertainment has renewed its multi-year agreement with independent label rights agency Merlin. The renewal will see both organizations deepen their longstanding strategic partnership. Both org... Read More...

Rebeat Says Music Distribution Is Out of Date. But What Does ‘Distribution 2.0’ Look Like?

Paul Resnikoff

July 13, 2020

Rebeat COO Christoph Enzinger Digital music distribution is sometimes dismissed as a simple task — even by music industry executives themselves. It’s just a matter of getting music files from point A to point... Read More...

Mattel Taps Warner Music Group for Global Distribution Pact

Ashley King

May 1, 2020

Photo Credit: Mattel Toy giant Mattel is signing a multi-year, global music licensing deal with Warner Music Group's Arts Music division. The deal will allow WMG to become the sole distributor of songs from ... Read More...

Believe, Nuclear Blast Launch ‘Blood Blast Distribution’ — Specializing in ‘Extreme Music’

Paul Resnikoff

February 24, 2020

Blood Blast Distribution (l to r): Bryce Lucien, Jérôme Riera, David Kaiser, Myriam Silberstein double down on brutality. Is genre-specialized music distribution next? Believe and Nuclear Blast Records are no... Read More...

End of an Era — CD Baby Is Shutting Down Its Online Music Store

Ashley King

February 19, 2020

Photo Credit: Unsplash The end of an era is here – CD Baby is shutting down its online music store at the end of March. CD Baby first launched its online presence in 1998 as one of the first online CD stores... Read More...

Burt Bacharach Dazzles at the Guild of Music Supervisors Awards in LA — Here’s Who Took Home Trophies

How I Landed a Juicy Sync Deal With SZA and TAZO

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How to Avoid DMCA Strikes Against Your Twitch Channel — A Short Guide

What Music Is Making Movies Tick? Here Are the 12 Biggest Film Sync Licensing Trends of 2021

Sync Music Is Bouncing Back In 2021 — But What are the Emerging Trends?

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BMG and SESAC Digital Licensing Expand Partnership for Southeast Asia and Australia/New Zealand

Dozens of Ex-Employees Are Considering Joining Class Action Against Sony Music, Law Firm Says

Songtradr Establishes Global Creative Division Led by Amanda Schupf

Is It Time to Roll Your Own Distribution Service? SonoSuite Is Quietly Claiming the White Label Distribution Space

NetEase Cloud Music Enters into Direct Digital Distribution Agreement with Sony Music Entertainment

Muso.AI Partners With Music Story to Dramatically Overhaul Streaming Metadata and Crediting

As Streaming Takes Over, Music Metadata Is Becoming More Critical for Musicians. How Critical, You Ask?

K-Pop Returns to Spotify After Licensing Row Settled With Korean Label Kakao M

Distrokid Now Offers Snapchat Distribution for Independent Artists

Distrokid Adds Twitch to Its Distribution Menu — Complete With Artist Attribution

Distrokid Launches a ‘Matchmaking Service’ for Artists Seeking Label Deals

Tencent Music Just Expanded Its Merlin Indie Licensing Deal

Rebeat Says Music Distribution Is Out of Date. But What Does ‘Distribution 2.0’ Look Like?

Mattel Taps Warner Music Group for Global Distribution Pact

Believe, Nuclear Blast Launch ‘Blood Blast Distribution’ — Specializing in ‘Extreme Music’

End of an Era — CD Baby Is Shutting Down Its Online Music Store