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Seriously? Triller Says They’re Bigger Than TikTok in the U.S.

December 20, 2019

Photo Credit: Triller Triller says they've grown bigger than TikTok in the United States, with 26.5 million monthly active users. The announcement comes less than two months after the service declared 13 mill... Read More...

Beat Maker Go Developer Gismart Drops Half-a-Million on ‘The Next TikTok’

Ashley King

December 10, 2019

Gismart has announced a $500,000 investment in Jambl, a Berlin-based music startup. Jambl hopes to become 'the next TikTok' for music discovery. The investment was made within the framework of Gismart's inve... Read More...

Tencent Talking with Potential Co-Investors for Universal Music Group Bid

Colin Cohen

November 18, 2019

Tencent is reportedly looking to find co-investors for its bid to purchase a 10% interest of Universal Music Group (UMG) from Vivendi. According to Bloomberg, Tencent is approaching a number of companies to ... Read More...

Chamillionaire and E-40 To Invest $100,000 in a Minority- or Women-Owned Startup

Colin Cohen

November 14, 2019

Photo of Chamillionaire by Brian Solis (CC BY 2.0) Rapper Chamillionaire announced on CNBC that he and hip-hop artist E-40 are staging a contest that will provide $100,000 to a startup founded by either a wom... Read More...

Now You Can Smoke Weed Like Drake, Thanks to a Partnership with Canopy Growth Corp.

Colin Cohen

November 7, 2019

Hip-hop superstar Drake will soon have his own marijuana line, in partnership with pot producer Canopy Growth Corp. The new venture will be fully licensed to grow marijuana. It will be called the More Life G... Read More...

Audio Editing Startup Accusonus Raises a $3.3 Million Series A

Ashley King

November 6, 2019

Audio editing start-up Accusonus has raised $3.3 million in Series A funding. The company is based in Greece and the U.S. ⁠— Venture Friends led this funding round. Accusonus was launched in 2014 to find new... Read More...

What $300 Million Lawsuit? Peloton Introduces ‘Artist Series’ Classes Featuring Jennifer Lopez, Lizzo, Paul McCartney, Red Hot Chili Peppers, More

Ashley King

November 6, 2019

Exercise company Peloton just revealed its latest quarterly financial information. The disclosure offers a peek at where the company is headed after facing massive lawsuits from music publishers. Peloton wil... Read More...

Triller Raises $28 Million to Take Down TikTok — With Major Label Deals In Place

Ashley King

October 24, 2019

Photo Credit: Triller AI-powered music video app Triller just completed a $28 million Series B funding round led by Proxima Media. Triller is aiming to replace the Chinese-based music app, TikTok. Triller al... Read More...

For Sale: 10% of Universal Music Group. Price: $3.3 Billion O.B.O.

Marsha Silva

October 18, 2019

Universal Music Group headquarters in Santa Monica, CA. Universal Music Group is having a very good year, and it might just get better. For those warning of an industry slowdown, Universal Music Group would ... Read More...

Music-Focused Gaming Upstart Five Vectors Raises a $1M Seed Round

Ashley King

October 9, 2019

Music start-up Five Vectors has raised $1 million in seed funding. The round was led by BITKRAFT Esports Ventures. Five Vectors was established in 2019 and has signed several artists and producers. The newl... Read More...

SESAC Successfully Sells $560 Million In Bonds Backed by Music Royalties and Licensing Deals

Marsha Silva

September 26, 2019

SESAC, which is the third largest performance rights organization in America after ASCAP and BMI, has announced that it has refinanced its capital structure by selling $530 million in corporate bonds. SESAC ... Read More...

Sony Resoundingly Rejects a Breakup Demand by Activist Investor Third Point

Marsha Silva

September 17, 2019

Sony has roundly rejected the break-up proposal, which was initiated by activist investor Daniel Loeb. Just hours ago, Sony Corp. officially rejected a plan to spin off its semiconductor business in a 8-page... Read More...

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Seriously? Triller Says They’re Bigger Than TikTok in the U.S.

Beat Maker Go Developer Gismart Drops Half-a-Million on ‘The Next TikTok’

Tencent Talking with Potential Co-Investors for Universal Music Group Bid

Chamillionaire and E-40 To Invest $100,000 in a Minority- or Women-Owned Startup

Now You Can Smoke Weed Like Drake, Thanks to a Partnership with Canopy Growth Corp.

Audio Editing Startup Accusonus Raises a $3.3 Million Series A

What $300 Million Lawsuit? Peloton Introduces ‘Artist Series’ Classes Featuring Jennifer Lopez, Lizzo, Paul McCartney, Red Hot Chili Peppers, More

Triller Raises $28 Million to Take Down TikTok — With Major Label Deals In Place

For Sale: 10% of Universal Music Group. Price: $3.3 Billion O.B.O.

Music-Focused Gaming Upstart Five Vectors Raises a $1M Seed Round

SESAC Successfully Sells $560 Million In Bonds Backed by Music Royalties and Licensing Deals

Sony Resoundingly Rejects a Breakup Demand by Activist Investor Third Point