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Warner Music Group Announces Acquisition of MENA Distributor Qanawat Music Following Rotana Investment

March 21, 2022

Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Photo Credit: David Rodrigo About 13 months after finalizing a multimillion-dollar investment in Arab record label Rotana Music – and roughly two months after taking a majority st... Read More...

Downtown Music Bags $200 Million From Bank of America to Fuel Indie Artist Initiatives

Paul Resnikoff

March 9, 2022

Bank of America will be fueling the $200 million fund for Downtown Music (photo: Javier Haro) Announcements involving hundreds of millions of dollars are now commonplace in the music industry. But this time, ... Read More...

TikTok Launches Distribution and Marketing Service — Introducing ‘SoundOn’

Dylan Smith

March 9, 2022

Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa TikTok has officially launched its “own promotion and music distribution platform,” SoundOn, for artists in the U.S., the U.K., Brazil, and Indonesia. The controversial short-for... Read More...

Swiss Fintech Utopia Music Acquires Absolute Label Services in the UK

Ashley King

February 28, 2022

Photo Credit: Utopia Music Swiss Fintech company Utopia Music has acquired the UK's Absolute Label Services. Included in the acquisition is Absolute Rights Management. Absolute's distribution and services pr... Read More...

Play MPE Connects Record Labels and Artists to Verified Tastemakers Around the World

Elizabeth Benoit

February 21, 2022

Happy clients turned Play MPE executives Glenn Aure and Allan Benedict explain why you should use the preferred music promotion and discovery platform too. The following comes from Play MPE, a proud and longti... Read More...

Verifi Rights Data Alliance Launches with Members WMG, Unison, Deezer & FUGA

Ashley King

February 3, 2022

Verifi Media has launched the Verifi Rights Data Alliance (VRDA) to streamline information collaboration. Verifi Media says the VRDA creates an orchestra of definitive data, with each player maintaining its ... Read More...

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

Ashley King

January 20, 2022

Photo Credit: Believe Six months after a deal with WMG, China's Kuaishou has inked a global licensing agreement with Believe and TuneCore. Kuaishou is a short-form video platform that rivals ByteDance's TikT... Read More...

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

Ashley King

January 19, 2022

Photo Credit: Florencia Viadana Swiss company Utopia Music has announced it has acquired the UK-based distributor Prosper Music Group. Utopia believes the acquisition will help "supercharge their song econom... Read More...

Sound Credit Unleashes Version 4 — A Quantum Leap for Eliminating $1.4 Billion In Annual Missing Royalties

Paul Resnikoff

January 19, 2022

One of these days, the billions of dollars in unmatched and unpaid annual music royalties will shrink into the millions. And then, down to de minimis thousands. But what will it take to get there? For years,... Read More...

Murda Beatz Inks Global Distribution Deal with ADA Worldwide

Ashley King

January 17, 2022

Photo Credit: Byran Chong Producer and artist Murda Beatz has inked a global distribution deal with ADA Worldwide. The independent label and artist services arm of WMG will handle the Grammy-nominated artist... Read More...

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

Dylan Smith

January 4, 2022

A nighttime shot of Tampa, Florida, where Symphonic Distribution is based. Photo Credit: Jesse Adair Symphonic Distribution has officially completed a $37 million Series B, which follows a 2017 Series A that ... Read More...

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

Ashley King

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...

Sync Licensing Is Evolving -- Now There's a Comprehensive Analysis of the Music Industry's Most Exciting Segment

How Sync Licensing Helped Musicians Thrive When Live Music Was Paused

Kate Bush Thanks Stranger Things Fans for Giving ‘Running Up That Hill’ a New Lease on Life

Here’s How Apple Has Dominated Sync Licensing for Two Decades Running

The Methodology Behind Great Sync: A Breakdown for Brands, Content Creators and Supervisors

Developing Trends in the Music Sync Space — A Worldwide Conversation With Leading Female Music Supervisors

Social Media Is Transforming Sync — Here’s How I’m Scoring Placements In the Digital Age

An Insanely Detailed Discussion About the Music Modernization Act

Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music Are Only Getting Bigger — Which Is Great News for Niche Streaming Platforms

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Jaxsta’s Official Credit Metadata Means Good Business For PROs, CMOs, Labels, Publishers And Managers

Armed With $37 Million, Symphonic Distribution Acquires Streaming Promotions

TikTok Adds ‘Pre-Release’ Option to Its Distribution Service — Artists Can Now Debut Songs ‘Ahead of the Official Launch Date’

Jaxsta and DistroKid Have Signed a Data Sharing Agreement for Official Music Credits

Hip-Hop Superstar Logic Signs Multi-Album Deal With BMG

Warner Music Group Announces Acquisition of MENA Distributor Qanawat Music Following Rotana Investment

Downtown Music Bags $200 Million From Bank of America to Fuel Indie Artist Initiatives

TikTok Launches Distribution and Marketing Service — Introducing ‘SoundOn’

Swiss Fintech Utopia Music Acquires Absolute Label Services in the UK

Play MPE Connects Record Labels and Artists to Verified Tastemakers Around the World

Verifi Rights Data Alliance Launches with Members WMG, Unison, Deezer & FUGA

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

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

Sound Credit Unleashes Version 4 — A Quantum Leap for Eliminating $1.4 Billion In Annual Missing Royalties

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’