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

July 19, 2021

Photo Credit: Pat Whelen BMG and SESAC Digital Licensing have expanded their partnership to include new licensing deals for Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. The expansion follows an agreement for ... Read More...

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

Ashley King

July 15, 2021

Photo Credit: Sony Music Australia A Sydney-based law firm says it has been inundated with requests for potential legal action against Sony Music Australia. The news of a possible class-action lawsuit follow... Read More...

Songtradr Establishes Global Creative Division Led by Amanda Schupf

Ashley King

June 29, 2021

Photo Credit: Songtradr Music licensing marketplace Songtradr is establishing a new global creative division led by Amanda Schupf. In addition to the new creative division, John Butler will lead the company'... Read More...

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

Paul Resnikoff

June 3, 2021

SonoSuite home base Barcelona, Spain (photo: walkerssk) From data collection to rights management and everything in between, there are endless moving parts involved with music distribution in today’s streamin... Read More...

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

Ashley King

May 18, 2021

Photo Credit: NetEase NetEase Cloud Music and Sony Music Entertainment have entered into a direct digital distribution relationship. Under the agreement, NetEase Cloud Music will make music from SME availabl... Read More...

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

Paul Resnikoff

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...

Sync Licensing Is Helping This Tropical Music Star Find Fans on the Global Stage

Here’s How a Volume-Based Sync Licensing Approach Helped These Musicians Score a VRBO Placement

Here’s What Drives Sync Licensing Success — According to a Veteran Creator Fresh Off a Samsung Placement

How I Landed a Juicy Sync Deal With SZA and TAZO

Fitness Apps Are Using Indie Music to Revolutionize Workouts — With Additional Growth and Licensing Opportunities Forthcoming

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

Now That the Music Modernization Act Has Passed, Who's Gonna Run the Damn Thing?

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

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

Moonbug Entertainment Strikes Exclusive Partnership with Universal Music Group

DistroKid Receives “Substantial Investment” At $1.3 Billion Valuation

DistroDirect Brings An Easy Way to Democratize Digital Music Distribution

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