Two new initiatives in the UK will focus on how music can help people living with dementia. UMG is closely involved with both.
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UMG reveals its latest health deals and plans for its own app
Universal Music Group has been interested in health and fitness startups for some time now. Today it announced new deals.
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Moonai uses music to tackle period pain: ‘This affects 1.6bn people!’
Music and health is a trend that is quietly gathering pace, and Barcelona-based Moonai is the latest startup exploring this intersection.
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Tribe XR takes its virtual-reality DJ lessons into hospitals
One of the most interesting and inventive music apps for VR headsets is Tribe XR, which teaches people to DJ on a set of virtual decks.
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Spotify CEO reveals more on healthcare startup Neko Health
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek’s interest in health-tech is already known, but now we have more details on a specific venture he’s involved with.
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Tuned Global adds two more clients in the medtech industry
B2B music firm Tuned Global is seeing a big opportunity in the medical technology (medtech) industry, buoyed by a recent report predicting that musical therapy could be a $4.4bn market by 2028.
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Medical music startup MediMusic joins Abbey Road Red incubator
UK-based startup MediMusic, which explores the intersection of music and medicine, has just joined the Abbey Road Red music-tech incubator.
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Music Health launches Vera dementia-easing app with UMG music
We’ve written about the digital intersection of music and fitness, but there’s also excitement about the potential to work with health-tech startups.
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Peloton replaces its CEO with former Spotify exec Barry McCarthy
It has been a difficult year for fitness-tech firm Peloton, with hardware recalls, underwhelming financial results, and a slide in the company’s market cap.
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Calm buys a healthcare startup and launches Calm Health
Alongside Headspace, Calm was one of the pioneers of digital mindfulness: meditation, sleep music and related services.
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UMG works with MedRhythms on ‘music-based prescriptions’
Music/tech startups focusing on fitness have been getting major labels excited, but there’s another branch of the health sector where they see opportunities too: medical treatments.
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Health :: digital music marketing case study
3D printing and augmented-reality technology come together for a brand new music format – totems included.