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Chrysalis Records Inks Physical and Digital Distribution Pact with Secretly Distribution

March 12, 2023

Independent record company Chrysalis Records has announced a new physical and digital distribution deal with Secretly Distribution. London-based record company Chrysalis Records, part of the Reservoir Group,... Read More...

The Orchard Acquires Dance Distributor and Label Services Company Above Board

Ashley King

March 9, 2023

The Orchard acquires dance distributor and label services company Above Board. Technology-driven distribution and services organization The Orchard has acquired UK electronic dance company Above Board, givin... Read More...

Spotify data reveals that 29% of serious artists generated $10,000 or more in royalties in 2022. (Photo Credit: Spotify)

Roughly 60,000 ‘Professionally Aspiring Artists’ Generated $10,000 Or More In 2022 From Spotify (According to Spotify)

Raha Muhammad

March 9, 2023

Artist numbers, rights holders' payouts, and royalties — depending on your perspective, Spotify's latest data dump could paint a promising picture for the future of streaming. The company's self-rep... Read More...

Celebrating and Motivating: Naxos China Aims To Embrace a Wider Audience

Naxos China

March 8, 2023

Naxos Records has recently been awarded Label of the Year by the 2023 International Classical Music Awards (ICMA). The following comes from Naxos China, a company DMN is proud to be partnering with. Since... Read More...

How Artists Are ‘Purchasing’ Record Deals — Before They Get Signed

Paul Resnikoff

March 7, 2023

HiLife Music Group's subsidiary label, A-Grade Music, is allowing artists to 'Purchase a Record Deal' — aiming to change how label deals are done. Artists can now get ahead of the curve by buying a deal that ... Read More...

German Music Industry Annual Revenues Cross the 2 Billion Euro Mark for the First Time in Two Decades

Raha Muhammad

March 2, 2023

BVMI revealed that the German music industry generated €2.07 billion in 2022. This is not the first time the German music industry has hit the €2 billion mark — though it's been a while. Back in 2002, the in... Read More...

The MLC Has Distributed Over $1.5 Billion in Royalties to Members, ‘Met Every Milestone Set by Congress’

Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) Refuses to Disclose ‘Black Box’ Account Figures as Total Payouts Top $1 Billion

Paul Resnikoff

February 27, 2023

More questions than answers continue to surround the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) as both royalty payouts and unallocated 'black box' holding accounts reach astronomical levels. The Mechanical Licen... Read More...

Too Lost Becomes First Distributor to Offer Direct Payout to Nerve

Ashley King

February 24, 2023

Too Lost is the first music distributor to offer its independent artists and labels direct payout to their Nerve account. Not familiar with Nerve? Read on for more information. The following was created in c... Read More...

Tipalti and Thematic Partner To Provide Artists Full Visibility Into Music Usage

Mathilde Neu

February 10, 2023

Thematic and Tipalti bring transparency to influencer marketing. The following comes from Tipalti, a company DMN is proud to be partnering with. Influencer marketing is an essential piece to an artist’s mus... Read More...

Utopia Music Sells ROSTR Back to Its Founders

Raha Muhammad

February 9, 2023

Just one year after acquiring free-to-use music industry directory ROSTR, Utopia Music has sold it back to the company's original founders. During 2021 and 2022, Swiss Fintech company Utopia Music grew signi... Read More...

Pictured at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 5th, 2023 (l to r): Peter Leathem OBE, CEO of PPL; Gebre Waddell, CEO & Founder of Sound Credit; and Tim Smith, Bee Partners (Photo Credit: Sound Credit)

Sound Credit Partners With PPL — North American Creators Can Now Collect Neighboring Rights Royalties

Paul Resnikoff

February 7, 2023

A just-signed Sound Credit-PPL partnership will now allow North American performers to better collect international royalties from a range of neighboring rights. Music rights holders can now increase their pa... Read More...

TikTok Officially Launches SoundOn in Australia Amid Major Label Licensing Talks

Dylan Smith

February 6, 2023

Last March, TikTok rolled out SoundOn in the U.S., the U.K., Brazil, and Indonesia. Now, the distribution and marketing service has debuted in Australia, where the ByteDance-owned platform is currently limiti... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

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Musixmatch Re-Inks With DistroKid; Partnership Aims to Help Independent Artists Layer More Lyrics Into Their Releases

DMN Pro Weekly: The Suno Subpoena Wars Are Targeting the Music Industry’s Deepest, Darkest Secrets. Here’s Where Things Stand.

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Create Music Emerges from the Shadows as a DistroKid Minority Investor

Former Sony, Discovery, WWE Executive James Rosenstock Joins Too Lost as CFO

Chrysalis Records Inks Physical and Digital Distribution Pact with Secretly Distribution

The Orchard Acquires Dance Distributor and Label Services Company Above Board

Roughly 60,000 ‘Professionally Aspiring Artists’ Generated $10,000 Or More In 2022 From Spotify (According to Spotify)

Celebrating and Motivating: Naxos China Aims To Embrace a Wider Audience

How Artists Are ‘Purchasing’ Record Deals — Before They Get Signed

German Music Industry Annual Revenues Cross the 2 Billion Euro Mark for the First Time in Two Decades

Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) Refuses to Disclose ‘Black Box’ Account Figures as Total Payouts Top $1 Billion

Too Lost Becomes First Distributor to Offer Direct Payout to Nerve

Utopia Music Sells ROSTR Back to Its Founders

Sound Credit Partners With PPL — North American Creators Can Now Collect Neighboring Rights Royalties