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DistroKid Partners With Audible Magic to Clamp Down on Fraudulent Activity

June 13, 2019

DistroKid has signed a major deal to help indie artists. The digital distributor has inked a global partnership with Audible Magic. Using the content recognition company’s 'RightsRxTM' software, DistroKid... Read More...

AWAL Signs Global Physical Distribution Agreement with Proper Music Group

Daniel Sanchez

June 5, 2019

Proper Music Group has confirmed a major deal with Kobalt’s recording services company. The British music group has signed a new agreement with AWAL. Proper will now serve as the recording company’s global ... Read More...

Booting Most of Its Non-'Top Performing Artists,' Former Digital Distribution Platform Stem Unveils 'Stem Direct'

Booting Non-‘Top Performing’ Artists, Distribution Platform Stem Unveils ‘Stem Direct’

Daniel Sanchez

June 3, 2019

Stem has confirmed a major change to its existing business model, infuriating indie musicians in the process. The Los Angeles-based startup, which espoused an artist-centered approach that allowed musicians ... Read More...

SoundCloud Launches Two New DJ Software Integration Partnerships

Ashley King

May 28, 2019

SoundCloud is aiming to make it easier for indie artists to make it big utilizing their platform. To that end, SoundCloud if offering two new DJ software integrations with Mixvibes and Native Instruments. ... Read More...

Sony Music Inks Distribution Deal With Two Hip-Hop Indie Labels – Selfmade and Divine

Daniel Sanchez

May 28, 2019

Sony Music has just made a major deal in Germany. The major record label has signed a deal to distribute two hip-hop indie labels' respective catalogs. Selfmade Records and Division’s catalogs include nin... Read More...

PRS for Music Posts $946 Million in Collection Revenue, Warns Fortnite in the Process

PRS for Music Posts $946 Million in Annual Collection Revenue — And Puts Fortnite on Notice

Daniel Sanchez

April 29, 2019

With the Copyright Directive passed, will the music industry push to collect revenue from popular games like Fortnite? Earlier today, British collecting society PRS for Music posted its total collection reve... Read More...

Tunecore Artists Earned $83 Million in Q1 — With Heavy Metal and J-Pop Leading the Way

Ashley King

April 29, 2019

Tunecore announced today that its artists earned $83 million in Q1 2019, a 21% increase over the same period last year. Tunecore says its total artist distribution revenue is now over $1.5 billion. Di... Read More...

BMG Inks Long-Term Global Deal With Mexican Music Label DEL

Ashley King

April 23, 2019

BMG has announced a new long-term global partnership with DEL Records, an indie label focused on regional Mexican music. The newly-inked deal will see BMG becoming the exclusive worldwide publishing administ... Read More...

Record Store Day Retailers Find an Unexpected Online Ally: eBay

Ashley King

April 17, 2019

eBay has allied with Record Store Day to allow independent stores access to 179 million eBay buyers. Record Store Day is a celebration of independent record stores across the United States, and a decidedly o... Read More...

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

CD Baby/Downtown Inks a Deal With Audible Magic for Pre-Release Copyright Protection

Ashley King

April 16, 2019

CD Baby just inked a partnership with Audible Magic to identify potential rights infringement claims on tracks before distribution. Infringement claims are becoming increasingly common and contentious. Now,... Read More...

PPL Reaches Record Q1 International Revenue Distribution

Daniel Sanchez

April 11, 2019

British collecting society PPL has reported its largest Q1 international revenue distribution. For the first quarter of 2019, the company for performers and labels collected £16.1 million ($21 million) from ... Read More...

Downtown’s $200 Million Buyout of CD Baby Only Included Digital — Now There’s a Physical Spin-off

Paul Resnikoff

April 2, 2019

Tony Van Veen, CEO of the newly-minted DIY Media Group Last week, Downtown Music dropped $200 million to purchase AVL Digital Group and its crown jewel, CD Baby. The deal also included other AVL-owned digita... Read More...

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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

DistroKid Partners With Audible Magic to Clamp Down on Fraudulent Activity

AWAL Signs Global Physical Distribution Agreement with Proper Music Group

Booting Non-‘Top Performing’ Artists, Distribution Platform Stem Unveils ‘Stem Direct’

SoundCloud Launches Two New DJ Software Integration Partnerships

Sony Music Inks Distribution Deal With Two Hip-Hop Indie Labels – Selfmade and Divine

PRS for Music Posts $946 Million in Annual Collection Revenue — And Puts Fortnite on Notice

Tunecore Artists Earned $83 Million in Q1 — With Heavy Metal and J-Pop Leading the Way

BMG Inks Long-Term Global Deal With Mexican Music Label DEL

Record Store Day Retailers Find an Unexpected Online Ally: eBay

CD Baby/Downtown Inks a Deal With Audible Magic for Pre-Release Copyright Protection

PPL Reaches Record Q1 International Revenue Distribution

Downtown’s $200 Million Buyout of CD Baby Only Included Digital — Now There’s a Physical Spin-off