SM Entertainment’s operating profit soars 261% amid streak of hit K-pop albums, growth at fan platform DearU
South Korea’s SM Entertainment, known for K-pop acts such as NCT 127, EXO, Riize, and aespa, has reported a massive ...
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K-pop superfan platform bemyfriends, a rival to Weverse, acquires controlling stake in SK Group’s music streaming operator Dreamus for $38.5m
bemyfriends, a startup operating fandom platforms for K-pop fans and other communities, agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dreamus, ...
You can now sell merch through DistroKid’s new direct-to-fan platform – and keep 100% of your earnings
DistroKid has launched a new direct-to-fan platform that lets independent artists create an online store to sell their merch. The ...
YouTube’s ‘twin engine of ads and subscriptions is firing on all cylinders,’ says Lyor Cohen, as platform makes $8bn+ payout to the music industry over the past year
YouTube reports that it paid more than $8 billion to the music industry during the 12 months from July 2024 ...
After buying Spitfire Audio in reported $50m deal, Splice launches virtual instrument platform for music producers
Splice has entered the virtual instruments market with a new platform that offers access to over 1,200 playable presets at ...
In ‘landmark’ move, SESAC and GMR join ASCAP and BMI’s ‘Songview’ copyright database, expanding platform to 38m+ works
In December 2020, US PROs ASCAP and BMI launched a public performance copyright database called Songview, described at the time ...
Universal and Sony Music partner with new platform to detect AI music copyright theft using ‘groundbreaking neural fingerprinting’ technology
Universal Music Group and Sony Music plan to use what they call “groundbreaking neural fingerprinting technologies” to detect copyright infringement ...
Deradoorian Joins Spotify Exodus, Pulling Music From Platform
Deradoorian is the latest artist to pull music from Spotify. The singer-songwriter and former Dirty Projectors member cited chief executive ...
ElevenLabs secures NVIDIA investment, weeks after launching AI music platform to challenge Suno
AI music-making platforms are in a race for supremacy – and now the world’s most valuable company is backing one ...
Paul Purcell joins Absolute Label Services as Director of Platform
UK-born Absolute Label Services has appointed Paul Purcell as Director of Platform, with a primary focus on the company’s recently-launched ...
