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DistroKid’s First NFT Collection Launches – Aptly Named ‘Sellouts’

December 16, 2021

Photo Credit: DistroKid DistroKid is releasing its first NFT collection in collaboration with 9,999 artists. The aptly named 'Sellouts' collection will earn each indie artist money when the NFT is bought or ... Read More...

Higher Reign Music Launches HR Music Distro – With Tiered Artist Support Program

Ashley King

November 15, 2021

Photo Credit: HR Music Canadian independent distributor and record label Higher Reign Music is launching its own self-distribution platform. HR Music Distro puts a new spin on digital music distribution featu... Read More...

Believe Spends $14 Million On 25% Play Two Stake, Reports Double-Digit Q3 Revenue Jump

Dylan Smith

November 4, 2021

Photo Credit: Believe Indie distributor and label Believe, having debuted on the Euronext Paris over the summer, has acquired a 25 percent stake in TF1 Group’s Play Two, which bills itself as “France’s foremo... Read More...

Downtown Music’s FUGA Inks ‘Global Delivery Platform Services Deal’ With Beggars Group

Dylan Smith

November 1, 2021

Pieter van Rijn, CEO of Downtown Music subsidiary FUGA. Photo Credit: FUGA Downtown Music’s FUGA has officially inked “a global delivery platform services deal” with Beggars Group, which operates indie labels... Read More...

UnitedMasters Completes Second $50 Million Raise of 2021 — Valuation Reaches $550 Million

Dylan Smith

October 29, 2021

In late March, Steve Stoute’s UnitedMasters raised $50 million in a funding round led by Apple. Now, the major-label alternative has closed another $50 million round at a $550 million valuation. UnitedMaster... Read More...

Spotify Quietly Sells Two-Thirds of Its Distrokid Stake for $167 Million. Is This the End of Spotify’s ‘Disintermediation’ Dream?

Paul Resnikoff

October 27, 2021

DIstrokid + Spotify (Circa 2018) (Photo: Digital Music News) It was the deal that had music distributors shaking in their boots. Now, three years later, Spotify is quietly dumping a majority of its stake in D... Read More...

Blockchain-Based Music Distribution Company Blarecast Systems Completes ‘Multi-Million’ Dollar Seed-Funding Round

Dylan Smith

September 30, 2021

Photo Credit: André François McKenzie Blockchain-based music distributor Blarecast Systems has officially announced the completion of a funding round led by Ayre Ventures, which bills itself as “the world’s l... Read More...

Utopia Music Acquires Quincy Jones-Backed Musimap, Aims to ‘Create a Gold Standard for Advanced Metadata Tagging’

Dylan Smith

September 29, 2021

Utopia Music and Musimap higher-ups. Photo Credit: Utopia Music Switzerland-based Utopia Music, which monitors global song plays, has officially acquired Musimap, an AI-powered music-analysis and -classificat... Read More...

FUGA Says Its The First B2B Distributor to Automate Spatial Audio Delivery to Apple Music

Ashley King

September 16, 2021

FUGA has announced automated delivery of spatial audio tracks to Apple Music – one of the first B2B distributors to do so. Downtown Music Holdings acquired FUGA in 2020, and it works with more than 800 music... Read More...

SNEP Criticizes Believe, Refuses to Publish French Music Industry H1 2021 Report; Believe Fires Back

Dylan Smith

September 15, 2021

Photo Credit: Believe The National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing (SNEP) has officially declined to release the French recorded music industry’s revenue specifics for the first half of 2021, citing Pari... Read More...

Moonbug Entertainment Strikes Exclusive Partnership with Universal Music Group

Ashley King

August 20, 2021

Photo Credit: Moonbug Entertainment Universal Music Group has inked an exclusive partnership with Moonbug Entertainment. UMG will provide worldwide distribution, publishing, and licensing for the Moonbug Mus... Read More...

DistroKid Receives “Substantial Investment” At $1.3 Billion Valuation

Dylan Smith

August 17, 2021

Eight-year-old indie distributor DistroKid has officially received a “substantial investment” at a $1.3 billion valuation. DistroKid higher-ups announced the funding round’s completion – and their company’s... Read More...

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Believe Inks Global Licensing Deal with China’s Kuaishou, a TikTok Rival

Swiss Utopia Music Continues Acquisition Spree With UK’s Proper Music Group

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Murda Beatz Inks Global Distribution Deal with ADA Worldwide

Symphonic Distribution Completes $37 Million Series B as Distributor Valuation Growth Continues

DistroKid’s First NFT Collection Launches – Aptly Named ‘Sellouts’

Higher Reign Music Launches HR Music Distro – With Tiered Artist Support Program

Believe Spends $14 Million On 25% Play Two Stake, Reports Double-Digit Q3 Revenue Jump

Downtown Music’s FUGA Inks ‘Global Delivery Platform Services Deal’ With Beggars Group

UnitedMasters Completes Second $50 Million Raise of 2021 — Valuation Reaches $550 Million

Spotify Quietly Sells Two-Thirds of Its Distrokid Stake for $167 Million. Is This the End of Spotify’s ‘Disintermediation’ Dream?

Blockchain-Based Music Distribution Company Blarecast Systems Completes ‘Multi-Million’ Dollar Seed-Funding Round

Utopia Music Acquires Quincy Jones-Backed Musimap, Aims to ‘Create a Gold Standard for Advanced Metadata Tagging’

FUGA Says Its The First B2B Distributor to Automate Spatial Audio Delivery to Apple Music

SNEP Criticizes Believe, Refuses to Publish French Music Industry H1 2021 Report; Believe Fires Back

Moonbug Entertainment Strikes Exclusive Partnership with Universal Music Group

DistroKid Receives “Substantial Investment” At $1.3 Billion Valuation