Believe responds to UMG lawsuit

Believe, TuneCore respond to $500M UMG ‘industrial scale’ infringement lawsuit

Believe has responded to the UMG lawsuit alleging that it and DIY arm TuneCore have engaged in “industrial-scale” copyright infringement and asking for $500 million in damages.

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TuneCore payouts to Artists pass $4 Billion

D.I.Y. digital music distributor TuneCore announced that artists have earned more than $4 billion since its founding in 2006……

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QUICK HITS: Greenberg joins SoundCloud • MLC collects $2B • TuneCore + PreSonus • ViNIL

Marni Greenberg has exited Sofar Sounds to become SoundCloud’s SVP and Head of Communications…..

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Warner Music makes $1.8B bid to buy Believe, TuneCore, Naïve, Nuclear Blast

Warner Music Group (WMG) has confirmed its intention to acquire Believe for $1.8 billion, a price greater than one made by a consortium led by Believe founder Denis Ladegaillerie…..

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Are TuneCore, CD Baby, DistroKid & Symphonic blocking AI Music?

Music created by Artificial Intelligence (AI) comes in almost infinite forms, from light-touch songwriting aids to full-blown “Fake Drake” style deep fake tracks. At a time when AI is the. Continue reading

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TuneCore adds free collaborator royalty splits

TuneCore has added the ability for artists using its d.i.y. distribution platform to split streaming and download revenue between collaborators on any track or album.  TuneCore will provide automatic payouts to. Continue reading

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TuneCore claims top DIY distributor crown with $3B in artist payments

TuneCore has paid more than $3 billion to artists since the company was founded in 2006. With the milestone, TuneCore claims the crown for total payments to artists. Competitor CD. Continue reading

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layoffs at CD Baby

Downtown names new CD Baby, Soundrop president as competition increases

Downtown Music has elevated Scott Williams to the President of digital music distributors CD Baby and Soundrop. He previously served as the company’s Chief Technology Officer. There was no immediate. Continue reading

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New Tunecore fee structure is much better for artists

Now artists can make the process of releasing new music cheaper and easier with Tunecore’s new unlimited release plans. By Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0. Many artists use Tunecore to distribute their. Continue reading

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TuneCore shifts to DistroKid-like flat-fee unlimited release pricing

TuneCore has made what it calls the “biggest change since opening for business 16 years ago” and it’s aimed at grabbing market share from DistroKid and other d.i.y. and indie. Continue reading

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