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Shazam Lands a Splashy $32 Million Round…

June 22, 2013

Wondering where the splashy digital music investments went? Well, Shazam has just landed a massive, $32 million funding round, according to details shared by the company with Digital Music News. Kleiner Perkins... Read More...

Music Financing Tops $214 Million In 2013; Up 128% Over Last Year…

Paul Resnikoff

June 5, 2013

That's right: financing for music-related startups and companies is absolutely, positively booming. Which means despite all the past carnage, there's still lots of 'blue sky' hope. As of today, year-2013 fi... Read More...

2013 Music Financing Hits $130 Million, Up 54.9%…

Paul Resnikoff

March 30, 2013

The first quarter numbers are in, and they're dripping with hope. According to Digital Music News first quarter tallies, music financing topped an impressive $129.7 million during the first three months of thi... Read More...

Music Investment Quickly Hits $58.4 Million In January…

Paul Resnikoff

January 31, 2013

The music industry: it's either a casino rife with debaucherous gambling, a field teeming with fertile growth possibilities, or just a really weird place to be right now. The early-2013 tally was bumped by Mus... Read More...

1 In Every 43 Venture Capital Dollars Is Now Flowing Into Music…

Paul Resnikoff

January 22, 2013

Is this a simple case of dumb money, or the beginnings of a totally new industry? Because for all the collapse and total devaluation being experienced by the music industry, there are still plenty of people wil... Read More...

Music Investment Tops $600 Million In 2012; Up 34%…

Paul Resnikoff

December 17, 2012

Anyone who thinks investment in music is 'drying up' clearly hasn't looked at the numbers. Because with less than two weeks left in 2012, investment in music-related startups and companies has reached $619.3 m... Read More...

First Quarter Music Financing Down Nearly 40 Percent…

Paul Resnikoff

April 2, 2012

We've heard that monstrous rounds are coming, including a gigantic thud from Spotify. But for now, the venture capital landscape is drying for music startups. Songkick recently scored a $10 million round from... Read More...

Uh-Oh: Music Financing Is Down 38.1% In 2012…

Paul Resnikoff

March 9, 2012

Looks like 2011 may have been a bit 'frothy' for music, to use some VC-speak. Which basically describes a funding climate in which a lot of money is flowing, often on ill-researched, speculative bets. That cer... Read More...

Songkick’s $10 Million Problem…

Paul Resnikoff

March 8, 2012

Ian Hogarth says that people who use Songkick go to twice as many shows a year. "That's twice as many awesome nights out with friends, twice as much money in the pockets of hardworking bands, twice as much foot... Read More...

Music Funding Already Up 27% In 2012…

Paul Resnikoff

January 31, 2012

Music-related financing collapsed during the second-half of 2011, though maybe that was just a temporary tank. Because in the first month of 2012, music-focused companies grabbed an impressive $65.55 million in... Read More...

Latest Echo Nest Investor Group Confirmed

Paul Resnikoff

January 6, 2010

The Echo Nest recently scored a $1.3 million funding round, largely from a wealthy circle of private backers. That list, first tipped to Digital Music News on Tuesday, has now been confirmed by the company t... Read More...

The Robbie Williams Experiment Continues

Paul Resnikoff

November 23, 2009

Robbie Williams helped to christen the 360-degree deal, long before comprehensive contracts became the norm at major labels. But an £80 million ($132.9 million), four album deal, sealed in 2002, has largely ... Read More...

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Shazam Lands a Splashy $32 Million Round…

Music Financing Tops $214 Million In 2013; Up 128% Over Last Year…

2013 Music Financing Hits $130 Million, Up 54.9%…

Music Investment Quickly Hits $58.4 Million In January…

1 In Every 43 Venture Capital Dollars Is Now Flowing Into Music…

Music Investment Tops $600 Million In 2012; Up 34%…

First Quarter Music Financing Down Nearly 40 Percent…

Uh-Oh: Music Financing Is Down 38.1% In 2012…

Songkick’s $10 Million Problem…

Music Funding Already Up 27% In 2012…

Latest Echo Nest Investor Group Confirmed

The Robbie Williams Experiment Continues