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Multimedia Music Acquires STX Entertainment Music Library in Eight-Figure Deal

Dylan Smith
February 16, 2023
Photo Credit: STX Entertainment Multimedia Music has reportedly purchased the music library of STX Entertainment in an eight-figure transaction. The deal between London- and Los Angeles-based Multimedia Mus... Read More...
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Alliance Entertainment SPAC Deal Falls Flat After Post-Merger Company Draws Little Shareholder Participation

Dylan Smith
February 16, 2023
Photo Credit: Ken Lund / CC by 2.0 Earlier this week, Alliance Entertainment completed its merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) – while also revealing that it wouldn’t list on the NYSE aft... Read More...
Napster acquires defunct Mint Songs

Napster Acquires Defunct Mint Songs After Late 2022 ‘Wind Down’

Ashley King
February 15, 2023
Photo Credit: Napster Napster has acquired NFT marketplace Mint Songs following its 'wind down' in late 2022. Napster is helmed by former Roblox music executive Jon Vlassopulos, who moved to acquire Mint Son... Read More...

Cutting Edge Announces $100 Million Financing, Plans to ‘Give the Next Wave of Film and TV Composers the Opportunity to Monetize Their Catalogues’

Dylan Smith
February 14, 2023
A shot of Pinnacle's previous headquarters in Nashville. Photo Credit: Louis Chader Cutting Edge Media Music (CEMM) has officially announced that it's obtained $100 million in new financing from Pinnacle Fina... Read More...
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Spanish Broadcasting System Sells Mega TV to Voz Media in $64 Million Deal

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February 14, 2023
Photo Credit: SBS Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. sells Mega TV and its associated real estate to Voz Media in a $64 million deal. Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) has announced the sale of its Mega... Read More...
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Triller Officially Closes Julius Buyout Despite Facing Multiple Missing-Payment Lawsuits

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February 13, 2023
Photo Credit: Triller Despite facing lawsuits from Universal Music Group (UMG) and others, short-form video-sharing app Triller has officially wrapped its acquisition of Julius Influencer Marketing, according... Read More...

Alliance Entertainment Completes SPAC Merger, Sets Sights on ‘Acquiring and Integrating Competitors’

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February 13, 2023
Photo Credit: Clay Banks Last summer, Alliance Entertainment announced plans to execute a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger. Now, despite the SPAC sector’s relative collapse, the deal has offi... Read More...

BTS Agency Hybe Acquires Quality Control, Aims to Build ‘A Truly Global Entertainment Platform’

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February 9, 2023
(l to r) Hybe chairman Bang Si-Hyuk, Quality Control CEO Pierre “P” Thomas, QC COO Kevin “Coach K” Lee, and Hybe America CEO Scooter Braun. Photo Credit: Eric Ray Davidson. After spearheading a number of expa... Read More...

Utopia Music Sells ROSTR Back to Its Founders

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February 9, 2023
Photo Credit: Utopia Music Just one year after acquiring free-to-use music industry directory ROSTR, Utopia Music has sold it back to the company's original founders. During 2021 and 2022, Swiss Fintech comp... Read More...

Hipgnosis Song Management Announces Catalog Deal With Tobias Jesso Jr. — ‘Amongst the Most Important Songwriters in Contemporary Music’

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February 8, 2023
Hipgnosis Song Management (HSM) has officially acquired the rights to “around 40 songs” that Tobias Jesso Jr. penned between 2015 and 2020. An exec from London-headquartered Hipgnosis Song Management reache... Read More...

Songtradr Announces $23.4 Million Deal to Acquire 7digital, Sets Sights on ‘Delivering an Enhanced Offering for Our Clients’

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February 8, 2023
Songtradr CEO Paul Wiltshire. Photo Credit: Songtradr Licensing and distribution platform Songtradr has officially announced a deal to acquire London-headquartered music services provider 7digital. Songtradr... Read More...
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Dylan Smith
February 8, 2023
Photo Credit: Zoran Veselinovic / CC by 2.0 The Michael Jackson estate is reportedly preparing to sell half the King of Pop's catalog in an $800 million to $900 million deal. Word of the potential song-righ... Read More...
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