Armada strikes catalog deal with UK dance music artist Sonique
The deal includes worldwide rights to Sonique's UK No. 1 hit 'It Feels So Good.' Source
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EC sends UMG its statement of objections to Downtown acquisition
The European Commission has confirmed that it has concerns about Universal Music Group’s proposed acquisition of Downtown Music. The post is from Music Ally.
Manchester Launches Fund Supporting Grassroots Venues: Could This Work Elsewhere?
Manchester City Council's new fund supports small live music venues in the city. Is this a model that could work in other cities? The post Manchester Launches Fund Supporting Grassroots Venues: Could This Work Elsewhere? appeared first on Hypebot.
Pacific Music Group, a new Hong Kong-based entertainment company, launched by NE-YO, Sonu Nigam, MC Jin, and former WMG exec Jonathan Serbin
Company to focus on breaking international artists in Asia, and artists from Asia globally Source
Spinefarm’s Jonas Nachsin on 30 years in rock & metal and working with acts from Slipknot to Sleep Token
MBW's World Leaders series meets Jonas Nachsin, General Manager (Worldwide) of Spinefarm Music Group. Source
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: How AI Affects Artists, Listeners & Our Brains
Episode 277 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart's podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. The post Your Morning Coffee Podcast: How AI Affects Artists, Listeners & Our Brains appeared first on Hypebot.
How to turn music discovery into fandom: on TikTok and beyond
Going viral on TikTok and other social-media platforms can create big streaming spikes, but do those listeners actually become fans? The post is from Music Ally.
Ticketmaster caps Olivia Dean resales at face value
Last week Olivia Dean called out Ticketmaster and promoters Live Nation and AEG over their handling of ticket sales for her tour. In response, now Ticketmaster caps Olivia Dean resales at face value. The post Ticketmaster caps Olivia Dean resales at face value appeared first on Hypebot.
Primary Wave and D2C platform Game My Fan team up on Reactional Music-powered album games
Revenue will be split equally between the platform and artists, while Primary Wave maintains control over release dates, timing, marketing, and pricing. Source
Meta’s WorldGen system generates 3D worlds from text prompts
While most of Music Ally’s GenAI focus goes into music, we’re keeping a watching brief on what’s happening with AI-generated images, video… and virtual worlds. Meta has a new research project in the latter camp called WorldGen. “Imagine being able to type out a simple prompt like ‘cartoon medieval village’ or ‘sci-fi base station on […] The post is from Music Ally.
UMG receives Statement of Objections from EU regulator over $775m Downtown deal
Statement of Objections issued by the EC represents a formal escalation in the investigation into the transaction Source
Bon Iver still loves salmon-pink – now with Pantone approval
If you read our ‘Behind The Campaign’ profile of Bon Iver’s ’Sable, Fable’ album earlier this year, you’ll know how crucial salmon-pink colour was to the ‘Fable’ half of it. Now Iver and his team have taken that to its logical conclusion: an official colour with Pantone. Pantone 1625 C is now called ‘Fable Salmon’, complete with a line […] The post is from Music Ally.
AIMS says its latest AI-search model is 20% more accurate
AIMS is one of the startups using AI to supercharge music search for catalogues. It has just launched its latest model, which it says is a noticeable step up from the previous version. “It delivers up to 20% higher accuracy across a wide set of tests, which translates directly into noticeably better results for sync […] The post is from Music Ally.
Manchester report outlines strategy to support grassroots venues
Manchester in the UK has a truly storied history of live music and emerging talent, but like other cities its grassroots venues face an array of challenges. A report published today by the Manchester Music City organisation focuses on recommendations to support the scene – a strategic roadmap that could be useful in other cities around the […] The post is from Music Ally.
Secretly Group’s Darius Van Arman on consolidation and DSP policies
The latest contribution to the debate about UMG’s planned acquisition of Downtown Music – and the wider industry landscape – comes from Secretly Group’s Darius Van Arman. In a long, thoughtful op-ed for Stereogum he addresses the deal’s implications, while also offering some criticism of the ‘artist-centric’ recent pivots of streaming services, and the consolidation of the music press […] The post is from Music Ally.
Napster blames ‘misconduct’ for vanished $3bn funding round
The $207m acquisition of music-streaming service Napster last March was supposed to herald a glorious new era for the famous brand. Its new owner, Infinite Reality, had recently raised a $3bn funding round valuing the company at $12.25bn after all. Hadn’t it? Well, about that… Having rebranded as Napster, the parent company revealed to shareholders last week that the […] The post is from Music Ally.
Spotify rolls out feature that lets users transfer playlists from rival music services
The integration with TuneMyMusic will let users copy their playlists from outside platforms directly into their Spotify libraries. Source
Ticketmaster caps resale prices for Olivia Dean at face value
Tickets for Olivia Dean’s ‘The Art of Loving Live’ North American tour went on sale last Friday (21 November), and very quickly sparked controversy among fans – and fury from the artist herself. “There seems to be an issue with ticket re-selling and pricing. My team are currently looking into it,” wrote Dean in an Instagram […] The post is from Music Ally.
TikTok owner ByteDance’s valuation hits $480bn after share sale (report)
Seven bidders participated in an auction that pushed TikTok's valuation up by 45% from the initial price of up to $360 billion. Source
RocNation Distribution Review: Hidden Contract Traps Artists Must See
The name RocNation rings bells in the entertainment business. It’s one of the top management companies in the world, representing recording artists, songwriters, publishers, and athletes. Its roster includes: LaMelo Ball Megan Thee Stallion Rihanna A$AP Rocky Big Sean That’s major star power. So when RocNation launches a music distribution service, recording artists pay attention.…