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CD Baby Confirms Aggressive International Expansion Plans with a Slew of New Regional Hires

Bandzoogle Takes Over Artist Page Hosting for CD Baby as ‘HostBaby’ Gets Transitioned

August 18, 2019

CD Baby, which is one of the largest distributors of independent music to streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music, has announced that it is closing its HostBaby hosting service. But it is not lea... Read More...

FUGA’s Dealmaking Frenzy Continues With a Songspace Acquisition

Daniel Sanchez

July 31, 2019

FUGA CEO Pieter van Rijn Late last year, digital distribution company FUGA unveiled a new deal with an eSports giant. Expanding its business, Riot Games signed a deal with the distributor to handle its music... Read More...

After Turning Down a $3 Million Major Label Deal for UnitedMasters, NLE Choppa Signs to Warner Music Group

Paul Resnikoff

July 15, 2019

Maybe Warner Music offered $4 million? It was the high-profile coup that Alphabet-funded UnitedMasters was waiting for. After provoking a high-priced, major label bidding war earlier this year, Memphis ra... Read More...

German Digital Distributor Zebralution Purchases Apple Music and Spotify-Certified Services Provider Encoding Management Services

Daniel Sanchez

July 15, 2019

Two years ago, Warner Music Group sold Zebralution. A consortium of German indie music industry executives, including Christof Ellinghaus, Konrad von Loehneysen, and Zebralution’s founders, Kurt Thielen and ... Read More...

SoundCloud Invites All Artists Abandoned by Spotify and STEM to Join Its Indie Distribution Service

Paul Resnikoff

July 2, 2019

SoundCloud is now courting the thousands of artists left in the lurch by Spotify and STEM. Just this week, Spotify abruptly nixed its ambitious music distribution plans. That includes direct uploads into Sp... Read More...

Spotify Abruptly Shuts Down Its Direct Upload & Distribution Plans — Artists Have 30 Days to Transition

Paul Resnikoff

July 1, 2019

Spotify is slamming the brakes on its ambitious direct upload and distribution plans. Spotify's ambitious expansion into artist distribution is now being abruptly shut down. According to an email sent to ... Read More...

Drag-Focused Producer Entertainment Group (PEG) Inks a Distribution Deal with WMG’s ADA

Marsha Silva

June 28, 2019

Producer Entertainment Group (PEG), a leading representative of LGBTQ+ and drag-queen artists, has signed a significant agreement with Warner Music Group's Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA). PEG's cl... Read More...

7digital Says It Needs to Raise $5.7MM In a Month or It’s Going Bankrupt

Ashley King

June 27, 2019

B2B digital music services provider 7Digital could be facing bankruptcy without a last-minute cash injection. The UK B2B company says it is highly likely it will enter administration by July 31st without the... Read More...

OneRPM Files Bitter Lawsuit Against Rival CmdShft for Stealing Clients; CmdShft Countersues for Bullying Its Clients With Lawsuits

OneRPM Files Bitter Lawsuit Against Rival CmdShft for Stealing Clients; CmdShft’s CEO Sues ONErpm for $10 Million in Equity Promised

Daniel Sanchez

June 25, 2019

ONErpm has filed a lawsuit against CmdShft and its two co-founders, Sonny Findlay and CEO Jarrod Cooper. Filed at the Chancery Court for Davison County, Tennessee on April 16th, digital distributor ONErpm ha... Read More...

Warner Music Inks a TV-Focused Imprint With Cloudco Entertainment

Ashley King

June 22, 2019

Warner Music Group's Arts Music division has launched an imprint with Cloudco Entertainment. The multi-season deal will cover music released from the hit Hulu original series, Holly Hobbie. The show's theme... Read More...

Logic Signs Exclusive Publishing Deal with Universal Music Publishing Group

Logic Announces a Joint Venture With Def Jam – Introducing BobbyBoy Records

Ashley King

June 20, 2019

Logic — Sir Robert Bryson Hall II — has announced a joint venture with Def Jam Recordings. His label, formerly known as Elysium Records, will be relaunched as BobbyBoy Records. The artist roster for Bobby... Read More...

FUGA Italy Strikes a Digital Service Deal With Planet Records

Ashley King

June 13, 2019

Planet Records founder Roberto Ferrante FUGA Italy has inked a global digital service deal with distribution company Planet Records. The deal covers Planet Records' roster of Latin American and European acts... Read More...

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

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

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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

Bandzoogle Takes Over Artist Page Hosting for CD Baby as ‘HostBaby’ Gets Transitioned

FUGA’s Dealmaking Frenzy Continues With a Songspace Acquisition

After Turning Down a $3 Million Major Label Deal for UnitedMasters, NLE Choppa Signs to Warner Music Group

German Digital Distributor Zebralution Purchases Apple Music and Spotify-Certified Services Provider Encoding Management Services

SoundCloud Invites All Artists Abandoned by Spotify and STEM to Join Its Indie Distribution Service

Spotify Abruptly Shuts Down Its Direct Upload & Distribution Plans — Artists Have 30 Days to Transition

Drag-Focused Producer Entertainment Group (PEG) Inks a Distribution Deal with WMG’s ADA

7digital Says It Needs to Raise $5.7MM In a Month or It’s Going Bankrupt

OneRPM Files Bitter Lawsuit Against Rival CmdShft for Stealing Clients; CmdShft’s CEO Sues ONErpm for $10 Million in Equity Promised

Warner Music Inks a TV-Focused Imprint With Cloudco Entertainment

Logic Announces a Joint Venture With Def Jam – Introducing BobbyBoy Records

FUGA Italy Strikes a Digital Service Deal With Planet Records