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DICE Announces ‘Up to $122 Million’ Series C, Adds iPod Inventor Tony Fadell to Board

Dylan Smith

September 27, 2021

TDE, Quality Control Power Riff Funding Round

Ashley King

September 23, 2021

Justin Timberlake and Lizzo Among the Investors In Hydrow, a Company That Makes a $2,300 Rowing Machine

Ashley King

September 23, 2021

Forget NFTs, Drake Invests in Dave’s Hot Chicken Chain

Ashley King

September 21, 2021

Katy Perry, The Chainsmokers, Marty Bandier Join $5 Million Round for Audius

Ashley King

September 20, 2021

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After Government Crackdowns, NetEase Music Streaming Service Shelves Its $1 Billion Chinese IPO

Ashley King

August 11, 2021

Photo Credit: NetEase NetEase has shelved plans for a $1 billion IPO over China's Big Tech crackdown. NetEase sought to offer a Hong Kong IPO of its music streaming service, Cloud Village. But because of vol... Read More...

Virtual Venue Flymachine Raises $21 Million to Build the ‘Digital Future of Live Events’

Ashley King

July 14, 2021

Photo Credit: Flymachine San Francisco-based virtual venue startup Flymachine has raised $21 million. Flymachine says it wants to find a way to capture the magic of live concerts in a virtual setting. The st... Read More...

Talkshoplive Raises $6M, Popshop Live Raises $20M as Livestreamed Shopping Explodes — Scooter Braun, The Chainsmokers, Paul McCartney, Dolly Parton, More Jumping In

Ashley King

July 8, 2021

Photo Credit: John Schnobrich Livestreamed shopping is exploding after the pandemic has put the focus on new ways to shop, blending influencers with salesmanship. Popshop Live is a new startup that has close... Read More...

Spotify Earnings: A Look at the Latest Quarterly Results, Historical Revenue, and Future Outlook (2015-2020)

Dylan Smith

July 7, 2021

Spotify earnings by year (in billions USD) between 2015 and 2020, based upon the Euro-USD exchange rate at the time of this piece's writing. Photo Credit: Digital Music News Since going public via a direct li... Read More...

Saas Live Event Planning Startup OnePlan Raises $3.8 Million

Dylan Smith

July 7, 2021

Photo Credit: OnePlan Software as a service live event planning startup OnePlan has raised $3.8 million in a Series A funding round. The two-year-old OnePlan revealed its multimillion-dollar raise today, via... Read More...

Songtradr Raises $50 Million In Series D Funding Round

Dylan Smith

June 21, 2021

Songtradr CEO Paul Wiltshire. Photo Credit: Songtradr Music licensing and distribution platform Songtradr has officially completed a $50 million Series D funding round. The Los Angeles-headquartered sync-lic... Read More...

Music Benefactors Quietly Validates Its Model With Multiple Artist Offerings — With a $5 Million Catalog Acquisition Ahead

Paul Resnikoff

June 9, 2021

Music Benefactors Founder & CEO Matt Lutz Music Benefactors has already helped several artists bankroll their ambitious projects with fans’ financial support. Now, capitalizing on these encouraging result... Read More...

Bhad Bhabie Jewish Dating app investment Lox Club

Lil Yachty, Bhad Bhabie Jointly Invest In Jewish Dating App — Lox Club

Ashley King

June 4, 2021

Photo Credit: Bhad Bhabie Twitter Bhad Bhabie and Lil Yachty are investing in a Jewish dating app called Lox Club. If that first sentence sounds like I'm playing a game of Mad Libs, don't be too surprised. C... Read More...

Career-Advice Video Platform Bonsai Raises $5.3 Million Ahead of Music-Industry Expansion

Dylan Smith

May 12, 2021

Photo Credit: Markus Winkler Bonsai, a career- and business-advice video platform that’s expanding into the music industry, has closed its seed round after raising $5.3 million. New York City- and Raleigh-ba... Read More...

Warner Music Is Now an Investor In Virtual Concert Platform Wave

Ashley King

May 4, 2021

Photo Credit: Wave Warner Music Group is investing in virtual concerts platform Wave – setting its eyes on the metaverse. Warner Music Group is the label that appears to be going full-steam ahead on the 'met... Read More...

Apple Leads $50 Million Investment In Steve Stoute’s UnitedMasters — “The Power In the Music Industry Has Shifted Back Into the Hands of the Artist”

Dylan Smith

March 31, 2021

UnitedMasters this morning announced the completion of a $50 million funding round led by Apple, and the music distribution company’s founder and CEO, Steve Stoute, has declared that “the power in the music i... Read More...

Warner Music Group Leads $52.5 Million Investment Round In Overwolf

Ashley King

March 18, 2021

Photo Credit: Overwolf Warner Music Group leads a Series C funding round for $52.5 million for Overwolf, a game mod marketplace. Overwolf was founded in 2010 as one of the first in-game app overlays for game... Read More...

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DICE Announces ‘Up to $122 Million’ Series C, Adds iPod Inventor Tony Fadell to Board

TDE, Quality Control Power Riff Funding Round

Justin Timberlake and Lizzo Among the Investors In Hydrow, a Company That Makes a $2,300 Rowing Machine

Forget NFTs, Drake Invests in Dave’s Hot Chicken Chain

Katy Perry, The Chainsmokers, Marty Bandier Join $5 Million Round for Audius

After Government Crackdowns, NetEase Music Streaming Service Shelves Its $1 Billion Chinese IPO

Virtual Venue Flymachine Raises $21 Million to Build the ‘Digital Future of Live Events’

Talkshoplive Raises $6M, Popshop Live Raises $20M as Livestreamed Shopping Explodes — Scooter Braun, The Chainsmokers, Paul McCartney, Dolly Parton, More Jumping In

Spotify Earnings: A Look at the Latest Quarterly Results, Historical Revenue, and Future Outlook (2015-2020)

Saas Live Event Planning Startup OnePlan Raises $3.8 Million

Songtradr Raises $50 Million In Series D Funding Round

Music Benefactors Quietly Validates Its Model With Multiple Artist Offerings — With a $5 Million Catalog Acquisition Ahead

Lil Yachty, Bhad Bhabie Jointly Invest In Jewish Dating App — Lox Club

Career-Advice Video Platform Bonsai Raises $5.3 Million Ahead of Music-Industry Expansion

Warner Music Is Now an Investor In Virtual Concert Platform Wave

Apple Leads $50 Million Investment In Steve Stoute’s UnitedMasters — “The Power In the Music Industry Has Shifted Back Into the Hands of the Artist”

Warner Music Group Leads $52.5 Million Investment Round In Overwolf