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ADA inks global distribution deal with FTS Global Management
ADA, the independent label and artist services arm of Warner Music Group has struck a distribution deal with FTS Global...
Audio Chateau Records raises $4.5m; appoints Glen Barros and Jonathan Schulman to board
Audio Chateau Records, a new label under Jared Gutstadt’s Audio Up Media podcast company, has secured $4.5 million in funding...
Over half of TikTok’s biggest global tracks of the summer are independently distributed
The onward march of the ‘middle class’ of indie artists has been one of the music industry’s biggest talking points...
Nichal Sethi promoted to Head of SoundOn EMEA, while Toyin Mustapha steps up to Head of Music Partnerships for UK, Ireland and SSA at TikTok
ByteDance-owned short-form video and social platform TikTok has promoted two executives to key roles covering the UK and Ireland, EMEA,...
Anthropic asks court to ‘prune’ Universal lawsuit to focus legal battle on ‘whether it is fair use’ to train AI using copyrighted works
AI developer Anthropic has asked a US federal court to dismiss much of the landmark copyright infringement case brought against...
Blackstone’s Hipgnosis is getting ready for its next phase…
It felt like the end of the story. Blackstone officially acquired Hipgnosis Songs Fund from its public shareholders last month...
Mahogany launches new fund for indie artists, offering up to £2,500 each
Mahogany, the multi-channel music brand behind the Mahogany Sessions YouTube channel, has launched a music fund designed to support emerging...
HarbourView Equity Partners buys select music assets of Grammy-winning songwriter Noel Zancanella
HarbourView Equity Partners, an alternative asset management firm, has acquired ‘select producer royalties and music publishing assets’ from Grammy Award-winning...
Louis Bloom on Island Records, his mentors, his values, and his ambitions
The following interview with Louis Bloom took place shortly before Universal Music Group announced that he was being elevated to...
Sony Music strikes deal with Duolingo to bring tracks from stars like Hozier and Meghan Trainor to music courses
Less than a year after launching its Music course, language learning app Duolingo has teamed up with Sony Music to...
