Groover expands mission ‘to help artists get heard’ to US, UK & beyond
Paris-based Groover promises to help artists take the difficult first step of getting their music heard by music curators and industry professionals, and their stats suggest that they are having. Continue reading
Goldman Sachs predicts the Music Business will grow to epic proportions
Despite war, rising gas prices, sagging economies, supply chain issues and everything else that has consumers feeling pinched, global investment bank Goldman Sachs predicts good times ahead for the music business. Not. Continue reading
Spotify acquires AI voice platform Sonantic used to simulate Val Kilmer’s voice in Top Gun Maverick
Spotify has acquired Sonantic, a London-based startup whose AI engine can create almost human-sounding voices from text. Sonatonic says that it can “reduce production timelines from months to minutes by. Continue reading
How to watch Spotify Investor Day 2022 [NYSE: SPOT]
Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) will host an Investor Day from its New York City office today Wednesday, June 8, 2022, starting at 10 AM ET. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, CFO Paul. Continue reading
QUICK HITS: Songtradr acquires Muiscube • Tunecore + Snapchat • Symphonic Canada expansion • Sleeping Giant launches music PR firm
Songtradr has acquired Musicube, a music metadata startup that offers metadata at scale for labels, publishers, and music supervisors and enables search for tracks, playlists and artists based on audiences,. Continue reading
Feed Media, Songtrust deal gives startups easy access to 3M tracks
Music licensing subscription servces Feed Media Group has signed a deal with indie music publisher Songtrust to share songs with Adatpr, Feed’s platform that makes it easy for startups to. Continue reading
QUICK HITS: Beatport buys LabelRadar • Gimme Radio adds $3M • ‘Crypto Boy’ charity NFT raises $169K • Linkfire expands Apple Music Insights
Dance music hub Beatport has launched LabelRadar, a platform that introduces artists to labels, notifying them immediately when their demo is listened to, and paving the way for them to. Continue reading
MUSIC NFT, WEB3 NEWS: Medallion shines • Serenade + $4.25M • Linktree ‘gets’ NFTs • Chill RX builds community
Medallion has raised $9 million in funding for one of the more promising Web3 music startups that has come across my desk recently. Founder and former Songkick CEO Matt Jones. Continue reading
Soundcloud acquires Musiio to enhance music discovery, artist data
SoundCloud has acquired artificial intelligence startup Musiio, whose AI can “listen” and tag, search and playlist large catalogs of music. SoundCloud will use Musiio to expand its existing music intelligence. Continue reading
Music Tectonics conference announces in-person dates
The Music Tectonics Conference is returning for its fourth edition in person across three unique Santa Monica locations October 25 thru 27, 2022. The 2022 Music Tectonics Conference is designed. Continue reading
