Most of the 100,000 or so tracks uploaded to Spotify and other streamers daily come via a handful of DIY distributors, including TuneCore, CD Baby, and DistroKid, which provide the same access to global digital music distribution…..
Hook, the legal music remix platform for fan use on social media, has extended its Seed Round to include investments from Natalie Massenet, Nick Brown’s Imaginary Ventures, and others…..
Billboard, Music Business Worldwide, Variety, Music Ally, Digital Music News, and other outlets covering the music business, music marketing, and music tech are increasingly putting some or all of their content behind a paywall…..
Music marketing platform un:hurd has raised a new funding round to expand its suite of data and AI-led features to help artists build, nurture, and monetize their audiences…..
Last week was a busy week by any definition, and the music industry was no exception, with ongoing TikTik troubles, A&R tactics, more on music AI, cassettes making a comeback, and more…..
The third and final phase of TikTok’s forced takedown of all UMG-controlled music has begun. The short video service has 30 days from January 31, 2024, to complete all takedowns…..
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