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Bandcamp gets a new owner as Epic Games sells it to Songtradr
Music licensing firm Songtradr has announced today that it has acquired Bandcamp from Epic Games for an undisclosed amount.
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Sonopress and WMG launch sustainable ‘EcoRecord’ vinyl
The latest project aiming to make vinyl more ecologically sustainable comes from Sonopress and Warner Music Group.
Beatstar developer Space Ape Games goes country with its new game
Morgan Wallen, Shania Twain, Dolly Parton and Miranda Lambert are some of the artists whose music is in a new game called Country Star.
StaffPad adds AI tool to convert piano-playing into scores
Deepfakes may have hogged many of the headlines around AI music this year, but below those controversies there’s growing interest.
Creator-marketing firm Round expands to US and Latin America
The rise of TikTok and other short-video services has sparked a demand from the music industry for creative music marketing campaigns.
MQA lives on following acquisition by audio firm Lenbrook
Hi-res music-tech company MQA has been enduring tough times recently, having restructured and entered administration in April this year.
Richard Antwi Scholarship reveals its sixth student: Jewel John
The Richard Antwi Scholarship was established in 2016 as a way to nurture future music-industry leaders from underrepresented backgrounds.
WMG boss calls for name, image likeness and voice protections
We’ve been writing about calls from the music industry for artists and songwriters to have ‘personality rights’ protection.
IFPI launches four new music charts for the MENA region
The IFPI is stepping up its music-tracking activities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It has launched four new charts.
SoundVerse is the latest generative-AI tool for making music
A new musical AI seems to be popping up every few weeks in 2023. The latest is SoundVerse, which opened up its beta yesterday.
Lickd adds Dua Lipa, Coldplay, Burna Boy and Justin Bieber music
Lickd was one of the first startups to launch a service focused on licensing music to YouTubers and other online creators. Now it is trumpeting the growth of its catalogue…
Snopp Dogg is the ‘Dungeon Master’ in Meta’s latest AI project
Meta is holding its annual ‘Connect’ conference this week, focusing on all things metaverse. Not to mention a Snoop Dogg AI.
Creative Intell launches music-industry training courses
Last July we wrote about a $3m funding round for ‘AI-powered dealmaking platform’ Creative Intell. Now it has launched an academy.
Indie veterans say Deezer/UMG artist-centric plans need ‘a rigorous review’
Deezer and Universal Music Group’s partnership on a new ‘artist-centric’ streaming payouts model has got the music industry talking.
Deezer’s artist-centric model should be universal with a small ‘u’ (Guest column)
This is a guest post written by Martin Mills of Beggars Group, Darius Van Arman of Secretly Distribution, Stephan Bourdoiseau of Wagram Stories, and Emmanuel de Buretel of Because Music.…
Writers Guild of America reveals new contract terms on AI
US TV and film screenwriters have been on strike since the start of May in a dispute with studios and streaming services.
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