Tunemoji Domain For Sale After Company Burns Through $6.2 Million in Funding
Photo Credit: SquadHelp After burning through $6.2 million of investment in the last eight years, it looks like the Tunemoji domain is up for sale…
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AI Will Deliver “Higher Quality Music from More People — Not Just Artists,” Predicts Immensity’s Nick Minicucci
Photo Credit: Nick Minicucci Digital Music News is exploring the myriad of ways in which artificial intelligence is impacting the music industry. Our upcoming ‘Rules…
Universal Music Group and BMG Announce Potentially Far-Reaching ‘Alliance’ — With an Initial Focus on Physical Distribution
BMG CEO Thomas Coesfeld and Universal Music head Lucian Grainge. Photo Credit: Universal Music Group BMG and Universal Music Group (UMG) have officially partnered to…
YouTube Could Soon Rollout an AI Tool for Creators That Generates Artists’ Voices for Content
Photo Credit: Michal Czyz According to Bloomberg, YouTube originally planned to release the voice-generation tool at its Made On YouTube event. However, finalizing deals with…
TikTok Music Moves Out of Beta — and Adds New Features — in Australia, Mexico, and Singapore
A nighttime shot of Fullerton Road in Singapore. Photo Credit: Shubhankar Sharma Following full-scale launches in Indonesia and Brazil, TikTok Music, the namesake video-sharing app’s…
Megan Thee Stallion Is Officially Unsigned Following Settlement with 1501 Entertainment
Photo Credit: Ashley Graham / CC by 3.0 Megan Thee Stallion has finally settled her three-year legal battle with 1501 Entertainment and will amicably part…
KISS Alleges Infringement of Classic Concert Footage in Newly Filed Lawsuit
Photo Credit: John Pratt KISS members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley claim their copyright of classic concert footage has been infringed on by parties claiming…
Travis Scott’s ‘Sold Out’ Tour Still Has Vast Amounts of Tickets Available
Photo Credit: Ticketmaster Live Nation has touted the new Travis Scott ‘Utopia—Circus Maximus Tour’ as a sold out phenomenon—but tickets remain widely available at most…
Zach Bryan Taps Spotify’s Ticketing Pre-Sale Option for 2024 Dates
Photo Credit: Spotify Zach Bryan is tapping Spotify’s pre-sale ticketing option for fans of the singer to get tickets to his 2024 dates. Unfortunately, many…
Britney Spears’ Memoir Already a #1 Best-Seller on Amazon — One Week Before Release
Photo Credit: marcen27 / CC by 2.0 Britney Spears’ highly anticipated tell-all memoir, ‘The Woman In Me,’ doesn’t come out until next week, but that…
Universal Music Group, Concord, ABKCO Sue Amazon-Backed Anthropic AI for Copyright Infringement
Photo Credit: Anthropic Universal Music Group, Concord Music Group, and ABKCO are suing the Amazon-backed Anthropic AI over ‘systematic and widespread’ copyright infringement. UMG’s publishing…
ESPN Names Mike WiLL Made-It as ‘Lead Music Producer’ for Upcoming NBA Season
Photo Credit: JC Gellidon ESPN is tapping Mike Will Made-It as its lead music producer for the 2023-24 NBA season. Here’s the latest. The producer…
Netflix Raising Prices Again in the US, UK, and France Following Steady Subscriber Gains
Photo Credit: Venti Views Netflix is raising its prices again in the US, UK, and France after steady subscriber gains, the streaming giant says in…
A3C Conference 2023: Music Industry Leaders Talk Hip Hop, Tech, Culture, and More
The A3C 2023 conference and festival delivered in-depth panel discussions, workshops, mentor sessions, and networking opportunities. Hosted at AmericasMart Atlanta, headlining speakers included Taye Diggs,…
BMG Acquires Martin Solveig Recordings: ‘Some of the Most Potent and Successful Electronic Music of the Past Decade’
(l to r) BMG continental Europe EVP Maximilian Kolb, Martin Solveig, business manager Ludivine Gutierrez, and BMG chief content officer Dominique Casimir. Photo Credit: Justin…
BMI CEO Confirms Sale Talks ‘With a Potential New Partner’ — But ‘No Deal Has Been Signed at This Time’
Photo Credit: BMI Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) president and CEO Mike O’Neill has formally confirmed the longstanding rumor that his for-profit performance rights organization (PRO)…
Soundtrack Loops Teams Up with Cherry Audio for Another Humble Bundle Charitable Initiative
Photo Credit: Soundtrack Loops Soundtrack Loops produces high-quality royalty-free samples, loops, and music for a variety of creative uses. DJs, beat makers, creative artists, sound…
Universal Music Group Inks AI-Focused Partnership Deal With SongStarter Developer BandLab
An individual uses BandLab, the parent of which has inked an AI partnership deal with Universal Music Group. Photo Credit: BandLab Universal Music Group (UMG)…
Kobalt Signs Toby Scott to Global Publishing Deal
Photo Credit: Kobalt Kobalt announces the signing of UK songwriter and producer Toby Scott to a worldwide publishing agreement. Kobalt has announced signing prolific UK…
Round Hill Music Royalty Fund ‘Overwhelmingly Approves’ Concord’s $468M Buyout Offer
Photo Credit: Engin Akyurt Shareholders of the UK’s Round Hill Music Royalty Fund have overwhelmingly voted to approve the $468 million buyout offer proposed by…