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Five Months Later, BMI Has Officially Ended Its Goldman-Assisted Pursuit of a Multi-Billion-Dollar Sale

August 16, 2022

About five months after enlisting Goldman Sachs to pursue “strategic opportunities” including a possible sale, Broadcast Music, Inc. is no longer on the market, higher-ups have confirmed. The performance ri... Read More...

East End Studios Plans 16 Soundstages for Downtown LA Complex

Ashley King

August 16, 2022

Photo Credit: East End Capital East End Studios has filed plans with the city of Los Angeles for 16 soundstages positioned on 15 acres. East End Capital will build the 720,400 square-foot studio as competiti... Read More...

A Closer Look at Trolley — The Canadian Fintech Taking Aim at Royalty Payment Complexity

Paul Resnikoff

August 16, 2022

Trolley leadership team, from left, Jordan Cohen (VP Sales), Sasha Kossovsky (VP Engineering, Vincent Guérin (VP Marketing), Tim Nixon (CEO & Founder), and Natalie Loop (VP People & Culture). Not pictured: Andreas Farina Vaz, Annalisa Ceccarelli, Barn... Read More...

Tencent Music Posts 25% Paid User Growth For Q2 2022 As Net Profit Cracks $131 Million

Dylan Smith

August 16, 2022

Tencent Music (NYSE: TME) generated over $131 million in net profit during Q2 2022, when a double-digit jump in paid users helped to offset material declines in total users for streaming as well as social ent... Read More...

Why is Tidal Not Working? These Quick Fixes Usually Work

Ashley King

August 16, 2022

Photo Credit: Tidal Is Tidal not working correctly? Here's how to troubleshoot any issues. While Tidal might not be the most well-known player in the music streaming space -- it only launched in 2014 -- the ... Read More...

AEG Live Nation settle Coachella event branding lawsuit

AEG, Live Nation Quietly Settle Coachella Branding Lawsuit — Terms Remain Under Wraps

Ashley King

August 15, 2022

Photo Credit: Cesar Cid AEG and Live Nation has quietly settled their lawsuit over Coachella event branding. The event was originally called Coachella Day One '22, but AEG's Goldenvoice subsidiary took issue with the name. They filed a lawsuit alleging the ... Read More...

China’s Internet Watchdog Receives Sensitive Algorithm Info From TikTok Owner ByteDance — Plus Tencent and Alibaba

Ashley King

August 15, 2022

Photo Credit: Mourizal Zativa China's Internet watchdog organization has received recommendation algorithm details from ByteDance, Tencent, and Alibaba. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) published... Read More...

Westworld: Season 4 Soundtrack Now Available — Featuring ‘Reimagined Music’ From Metallica, Billie Eilish, Frank Ocean, Lana Del Rey, Nine Inch Nails, and Lou Reed

Ashley King

August 15, 2022

Photo Credit: HBO Westworld: Season 4 (Soundtrack from the HBO Series) is now available through streaming platforms and digital retailers. The album features original music from Ramin Djawadi and his reimagin... Read More...

Nipsey Hussle Receives Posthumous Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Ashley King

August 15, 2022

Photo Credit: Joey Zanotti / CC by 2.0 Nipsey Hussle was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on what would have been the rapper's 37th birthday. Hollywood Boulevard bustled with hundreds of fans attending the ceremony Monday to honor rapper Ni... Read More...

Anghami Announces 46% H1 2022 User Growth, Says Arabic Music Now Accounts For 60% of Total Streams

Dylan Smith

August 15, 2022

Middle Eastern streaming service Anghami achieved a 29 percent year-over-year revenue increase during 2022’s opening half, according to a newly released earnings report, as “monthly paying subscribers” hiked ... Read More...

Future got paid for guest rap on Pressurelicious

Future Received $250,000 for His Guest Spot on Megan Thee Stallion’s “Pressurelicious”

Ashley King

August 15, 2022

Photo Credit: Nicolas Padovani / CC by 2.0 Megan Thee Stallion reveals Future got $250,000 for his guest rap appearance on "Pressurelicious." During an interview with the LA Leakers on Power 106 Los Angeles,... Read More...

Music-Powered ‘Web3 Lifestyle Platform’ MetaSing Announces $3 Million Raise, Outlines Expansion Into Crowd-Based Entertainment

Dylan Smith

August 15, 2022

Photo Credit: Andrey Metelev MetaSing, which bills itself as “the first decentralized music platform to combine a gaming model with web3 music streaming,” has announced the completion of a $3 million seed round. MetaSing, a self-described “unicorn startup,... Read More...

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Five Months Later, BMI Has Officially Ended Its Goldman-Assisted Pursuit of a Multi-Billion-Dollar Sale

East End Studios Plans 16 Soundstages for Downtown LA Complex

A Closer Look at Trolley — The Canadian Fintech Taking Aim at Royalty Payment Complexity

Tencent Music Posts 25% Paid User Growth For Q2 2022 As Net Profit Cracks $131 Million

Why is Tidal Not Working? These Quick Fixes Usually Work

AEG, Live Nation Quietly Settle Coachella Branding Lawsuit — Terms Remain Under Wraps

Westworld: Season 4 Soundtrack Now Available — Featuring ‘Reimagined Music’ From Metallica, Billie Eilish, Frank Ocean, Lana Del Rey, Nine Inch Nails, and Lou Reed

Nipsey Hussle Receives Posthumous Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Anghami Announces 46% H1 2022 User Growth, Says Arabic Music Now Accounts For 60% of Total Streams

Future Received $250,000 for His Guest Spot on Megan Thee Stallion’s “Pressurelicious”

Music-Powered ‘Web3 Lifestyle Platform’ MetaSing Announces $3 Million Raise, Outlines Expansion Into Crowd-Based Entertainment