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Providence Equity Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Wasserman — Buying Out Redbird Capital, Madrone Capital

November 8, 2022

Photo Credit: Wasserman Providence Equity Partners makes a strategic investment in Wasserman, buying out Redbird Capital and Madrone Capital. Global sports, music, and culture agency Wasserman has announced ... Read More...

3tone Music Group Draws Additional $50 Million From Carlton Music Group

Paul Resnikoff

October 16, 2022

Carlton James Group recently announced that it invested $50 million in 3tone Music Group, an artist label services and distribution company based in Bristol, U.K., to fund the additional expansion of 3tone Mu... Read More...

Artist Investment Platform Exceed Announces $8 Million Seed Raise, Hires Anthony Martini As President

Dylan Smith

October 12, 2022

Photo Credit: Markus Winkler Exceed, a three-year-old fintech company that offers “fans a broad range of investment opportunities from musical artists” and others, has announced a newly completed seed raise a... Read More...

BeatConnect Announces $2.2 Million Raise, Touts Role In Forthcoming ‘Musical Revolution Centered Around Collaboration’

Dylan Smith

October 12, 2022

Photo Credit: Techivation Montreal-headquartered musician-collaboration platform BeatConnect has announced a roughly $2.2 million raise that drew support from Triptyq Capital. Two-year-old BeatConnect just ... Read More...

As the Music Acquisition Frenzy Crashes Into Reality, Rebeat Digital Steps In to Help

Paul Resnikoff

October 10, 2022

Rebeat Digital CEO Guenter Loibl Holding the bag on billions of dollars worth of music IP? Rebeat Digital is now helping companies improve the monitoring and monetization of their precious assets — and more r... Read More...

Ark Investment Management Dumps Spotify Stock

Ark Investment Management Dumps $18M Spotify Stock Stake as Shares Slump Further

Ashley King

October 6, 2022

Photo Credit: Ark Invest ARK Investment Management has dropped over 200,000 Spotify shares (~$18M) following the stock's poor performance. Spotify's current trade price is around $87, which is 71% below its ... Read More...

Jay-Z Leads $16.5M Investment in Pizza-Making Robot Operation

Ashley King

October 5, 2022

Photo Credit: Mahyar Motebassem Jay-Z has led a $16.5 million investment in a robot-making pizza company called Stellar Pizza. Stellar Pizza trucks feature delivery pizza made by robotic arms inside the deli... Read More...

Hipgnosis Announces ‘Successful Refinancing’ of Debt, Discloses ‘Advanced Talks’ For Interest Rate Swaps

Dylan Smith

October 3, 2022

Nearly three months after signaling that it was “in the process of a review of its leverage structure with a view to reducing interest rate risk and control costs,” Hipgnosis Songs Fund (LON: SONG) has announ... Read More...

Songfinch Raises $17MM Series A Funding Round, Months After $5M Seed Round

Ashley King

September 30, 2022

Photo Credit: Songfinch (CEO John Williamson) Custom song platform Songfinch has announced a $17 million Series A funding round. The Chicago-based startup had a $5 million seed funding round in April 2022. S... Read More...

The Yucaipa Companies Invest in Day After Day Productions — Founder Seth Shomes Named Partner of DWP Talent Services

Ashley King

September 29, 2022

Photo Credit: Day After Day Productions The Yucaipa Companies invest in Seth Shomes' Day After Day Productions -- Seth Shomes join DWP Talent Services as a partner. The Yucaipa Companies have announced an in... Read More...

Triller Announces $310 Million In Equity Funding, Doubles Down On ‘Early Q4 2022’ IPO Plans

Dylan Smith

September 29, 2022

Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa One month after announcing a “substantial” funding round ahead of a planned Q4 2022 IPO, TikTok rival Triller says that it’s secured “a binding $310 million investment.” Triller, ... Read More...

Explorer1 Music Group Announces Acquisition & Relaunch of Music Benefactors

Ashley King

September 29, 2022

Photo Credit: Explorer1 Music Group Explorer1 Music Group has acquired a majority stake in Music Benefactors, a music crowdfunding company. Music Benefactors is a crowdfunding platform focused on enabling in... Read More...

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Providence Equity Partners Makes Strategic Investment in Wasserman — Buying Out Redbird Capital, Madrone Capital

3tone Music Group Draws Additional $50 Million From Carlton Music Group

Artist Investment Platform Exceed Announces $8 Million Seed Raise, Hires Anthony Martini As President

BeatConnect Announces $2.2 Million Raise, Touts Role In Forthcoming ‘Musical Revolution Centered Around Collaboration’

As the Music Acquisition Frenzy Crashes Into Reality, Rebeat Digital Steps In to Help

Ark Investment Management Dumps $18M Spotify Stock Stake as Shares Slump Further

Jay-Z Leads $16.5M Investment in Pizza-Making Robot Operation

Hipgnosis Announces ‘Successful Refinancing’ of Debt, Discloses ‘Advanced Talks’ For Interest Rate Swaps

Songfinch Raises $17MM Series A Funding Round, Months After $5M Seed Round

The Yucaipa Companies Invest in Day After Day Productions — Founder Seth Shomes Named Partner of DWP Talent Services

Explorer1 Music Group Announces Acquisition & Relaunch of Music Benefactors