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Kobalt Reportedly Raises Another $550 Million to Buy Catalogs Following KKR Deal

March 9, 2022

Back in October, Kobalt Capital sold its over 62,000-track KMR Music Royalties II portfolio to KKR for about $1.1 billion. Now, Kobalt Music is reportedly preparing to drop another $550 million on song rights... Read More...

AI Music Platform LifeScore Closes £11 Million Round With Support From Warner Music Group

Dylan Smith

March 7, 2022

Photo Credit: Markus Winkler AI music-tech platform LifeScore has announced the completion of a nearly $14.5 million (£11 million) funding round amid a broader music-industry embrace of artificial intelligenc... Read More...

Music-Focused NFT Marketplace Pianity Secures $6.5M in Seed Funding

Ashley King

March 4, 2022

Photo Credit: Micheile Music-focused NFT marketplace Pianity has raised $6.5 million in seed funding. Here's how the platform works. Pianity allows artists to sell their tracks as limited editions as a new w... Read More...

Warner Music Group, BlackRock Front $750 Million For Catalog Fund Targeting ‘Modern Evergreens’ and Releases From ‘Female Artists and Songwriters’

Dylan Smith

February 24, 2022

(l to r) BlackRock, Influence Media, and WMG higher-ups Pam Chan (BlackRock's chief investment officer), Lynn Hazan (formerly an Epic Records exec), Jon Jashni (founder of Raintree Ventures), Rene McLean (form... Read More...

Ben Lovett-Founded TVG Hospitality Announces $50 Million Raise Amid Live-Entertainment Comeback

Dylan Smith

February 22, 2022

Glassnote Records' Mumford & Sons performing live. Photo Credit: Stefan Schäfer TVG Hospitality, a music-venue developer and operator established by Mumford & Sons founding member Ben Lovett, has anno... Read More...

Corite Raises $6.2 Million in Funding Ahead of Blockchain Platform Launch

Ashley King

February 21, 2022

Photo Credit: Corite Corite has secured $6.2 million in funding following a seed round and private token sale. The funding for its blockchain-based project Corite CO will see the project launch in Q1 2022. T... Read More...

Fanatics Teams Up with Jay-Z, Meek Mill to Buy Mitchell & Ness Sports Merchandiser

Ashley King

February 18, 2022

Photo Credit: Fanatics Fanatics is teaming up with celebs like Jay-Z and Meek Mill to purchase sports merchandiser Mitchell & Ness. Jay-Z, Meek Mill, Lil Baby, Maverick Carter, Fanatics, and the D'Amelio... Read More...

Web3 Sync Marketplace Dequency Announces $4.5 Million Funding Round

Dylan Smith

February 16, 2022

Photo Credit: Joel Wyncott Dequency, which bills itself as “the world's first Web3 music synchronization licensing marketplace,” has announced the completion of a $4.5 million funding round. Atlanta-headqua... Read More...

Everyrealm Completes $60 Million Series A With Support From Nas, Lil Baby, Gene Simmons, and Others

Dylan Smith

February 10, 2022

Lil Baby performing live. Photo Credit: Frank Schwichtenberg Metaverse virtual-land investment startup Everyrealm (formerly Republic Realm) has announced the completion of a $60 million funding round led by A... Read More...

Artist-Advance Startup beatBread Completes $34 Million Seed Round

Dylan Smith

February 9, 2022

Photo Credit: Markus Winkler Artist-advance startup beatBread has announced the completion of a seed-funding round, which elevated its total capital raised to over $34 million. San Francisco-headquartered V... Read More...

Kobalt Founder Willard Ahdritz Joins ‘Unicorn Board’ of $200 Million African Tech Fund Norrsken22

Dylan Smith

January 31, 2022

A shot of Nairobi, Kenya, from the Kenyatta International Conference Centre. Photo Credit: Bobokine Kobalt Music founder Willard Ahdritz has officially joined the 32-member “unicorn board” of Norrsken22, a $2... Read More...

‘IRL’ Concert Platform Fever Raises $227 Million in Goldman-Led Round, Touts Demand For ‘Thrilling and Well-Curated’ Events

Dylan Smith

January 26, 2022

(l to r) Fever execs Francisco Hein, Alexandre Pérez Casares, and Ignacio Bachiller Ströhlein. Photo Credit: Fever Fever, an eight-year-old “global live-entertainment discovery platform,” has officially raise... Read More...

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Kobalt Reportedly Raises Another $550 Million to Buy Catalogs Following KKR Deal

AI Music Platform LifeScore Closes £11 Million Round With Support From Warner Music Group

Music-Focused NFT Marketplace Pianity Secures $6.5M in Seed Funding

Warner Music Group, BlackRock Front $750 Million For Catalog Fund Targeting ‘Modern Evergreens’ and Releases From ‘Female Artists and Songwriters’

Ben Lovett-Founded TVG Hospitality Announces $50 Million Raise Amid Live-Entertainment Comeback

Corite Raises $6.2 Million in Funding Ahead of Blockchain Platform Launch

Fanatics Teams Up with Jay-Z, Meek Mill to Buy Mitchell & Ness Sports Merchandiser

Web3 Sync Marketplace Dequency Announces $4.5 Million Funding Round

Everyrealm Completes $60 Million Series A With Support From Nas, Lil Baby, Gene Simmons, and Others

Artist-Advance Startup beatBread Completes $34 Million Seed Round

Kobalt Founder Willard Ahdritz Joins ‘Unicorn Board’ of $200 Million African Tech Fund Norrsken22

‘IRL’ Concert Platform Fever Raises $227 Million in Goldman-Led Round, Touts Demand For ‘Thrilling and Well-Curated’ Events