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AI music remixing platform Hook raises $3m from Kygo’s Palm Tree Crew, The Raine Group and more
Hook, an AI-powered startup music platform that enables users to create and earn from legally licensed music mashups and remixes,...
UK collection org PPL’s 2024 revenue jumps 6% to record $384M
PPL, the UK’s collective management organization (CMO) for performers and recording rightsholders, recorded the highest revenue in its 90-year history...
ASCAP warns US creative economy ‘will be undermined’ if copyright laws loosened for AI developers
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has added its voice to the growing chorus in the music...
‘Stem is now the most well-funded, well-supported independent player in the distribution space.’
The acquisitive streak of Concord continues to surge in 2025, with the Nashville-headquartered independent music company now plunging into the...
The best argument why Spotify needs to increase prices in 2025.
Speak to pretty much any senior figure at the world’s largest music rightsholders, and you’ll find it’s a bone of...
Ed Sheeran calls on UK government to invest £250m in music education
Ed Sheeran has written to UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, and UK government officials, calling for immediate, long-term funding...
Confirmed: Concord acquires Stem – Music Business Worldwide
Concord has, as expected, fully acquired Los Angeles-based music distribution platform Stem.MBW’s sources told us earlier this month that Concord...
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Daniel Ek has made $724m so far from selling Spotify shares with latest $28.5m cash-out
Spotify CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek sold another significant chunk of company shares this week, bringing his total cash-outs to...
Tuned Global partners with AI data analytics firm Zetaris to ‘turn streaming data into revenue’
B2B music streaming infrastructure provider Tuned Global has teamed up with AI-powered analytics firm Zetaris to help businesses monetize data...
