Production music company Epidemic Sound has published its annual report, including financials for 2023. The company saw its revenues grow by 25% last year to SEK 1.48bn ($135.5m at current exchange […]
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Jordin Sparks is recording a Christmas album… for Epidemic Sound
By any definition, Jordin Sparks is a famous musician. She won American Idol in 2007. Now she’s signed to… Epidemic Sound?
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News round-up: Audiomack, Epidemic Sound & Activision
Please note that this week, we’re taking our annual week-long news summer pause – however, we are still publishing a Lead story each day, and quick links to other important […]
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Epidemic Sound debuts AI-powered ‘Soundmatch’ feature
Production-music firm Epidemic Sound is launching a new AI-powered feature, but it’s about finding music rather than creating it.
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Epidemic Sound’s music is heard 1.5bn times a day on YouTube
Production music firm Epidemic Sound gets quite a few people’s backs up in the music industry, it’s fair to say.
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Epidemic Sound launches web series to profile its musicians
Production music firm Epidemic Sound has launched a new web video series profiling some of the musicians that it works with.
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Meta hits back at Epidemic Sound copyright infringement lawsuit
Earlier this year, production music company Epidemic Sound sued Meta in a $142m copyright infringement lawsuit.
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Epidemic Sound sues Meta in $142m infringement lawsuit
Meta is facing a big headache in the form of a $142m copyright infringement lawsuit from production music firm Epidemic Sound.
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TikTok wants to help brands license music to use on its app
The boundary between user-generated content and sponsored or branded content is important for music rightsholders, who feel strongly that if a video on a social app or video service is being paid for by a brand, it should be a proper sync.
But what about brands who want to use original music for their own content? One of those services, TikTok, is trying to help with its new ‘Sound Partners’ program.
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The Sandbox Guide to.. The future of sync, and what it means for you
Today, hundreds of thousands of artists release music and an equally huge number of content creators require music for their output. Sync has become a more nuanced instrument for all involved – and one that’s still a moneymaker and a powerful marketing tool. We’re taking a look at how sync has changed, what the real needs […]
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Epidemic Sound publishes financial results for 2020
You’ll need to speak Swedish (or have Google Translate and plenty of patience) to dig properly through production music company Epidemic Sound’s annual financials. Thankfully, the company has published an English-language summary too, […]
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Epidemic Sound to provide music for Pinterest’s new ‘Idea Pins’
More than 475 million people are using Pinterest to make creative plans and collect content. Recently it introduced a new format called ‘Idea Pins’, which yesterday rolled out to users in […]