Max Martin invests in MAIA Universe, as music tech startup closes $1.3m round, strikes new licensing deals
Swedish music and tech company MAIA Universe recently closed a EUR €1 million (USD $1.3m) investment round and welcomed new ...
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From the majors’ reported AI music licensing talks to Goldman Sachs’ new report… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines ...
Record labels reportedly in licensing talks with AI music firms Suno and Udio
Major music labels are reportedly in talks with generative AI music platforms Suno and Udio — the very companies they ...
Concord acquires Broadway Licensing Global, expanding theater footprint
Concord has acquired Broadway Licensing Global (BLG), a theatrical licensing agency and publisher, expanding the company’s presence in theatrical IP ...
Merlin sues TikTok rival Triller for breach of contract over allegedly unpaid music licensing fees
TikTok rival Triller is once again facing a lawsuit over allegedly unpaid music licensing fees.This time, the music organization suing ...
Sony Music, DNS Capital lead $16m Series A funding round for AI licensing platform Vermillio
An AI “licensing and protection” platform called Vermillio has raised $16 million in a Series A funding round led by ...
TikTok’s parent company quietly launched a music licensing platform called EasyOde
Music licensing platforms for short-form video, advertising, games, and other visual media are big business – and attract a lot ...
Universal Music Group and Spotify have inked a new licensing deal. It remedies Spotify’s infamous US ‘audiobook bundle’ royalty discount in UMG payouts, say MBW sources
Big news from the land of MBW’s well-connected industry sources: Universal Music Group and Spotify have inked a new licensing ...
Audius and ICE ink multi-territory licensing deal
San Francisco-based blockchain-powered music platform Audius has struck a multi-territory licensing agreement with the International Copyright Enterprise (ICE).Audius says that ...
Music Licensing With Paul Wiltshire On My Latest Podcast
In this week’s podcast episode, I sit down with the brilliant Paul Wiltshire, a music technology entrepreneur and the CEO ...
