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Tag: Licensing

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Merlin signs up to Soundcloud’s fan-powered royalty system

Joe Sparrow by Joe Sparrow May 5, 2023May 11, 2023

Indie licensing agency Merlin has announced a global licensing deal that lets Merlin members and their artists participate in FPR on SoundCloud.

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Snapchat expands Sounds library with new licensing deals

Joe Sparrow by Joe Sparrow April 17, 2023May 11, 2023

Snapchat has announced a slew of new music licensing deals, which will add more music to the Snapchat Sounds library

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ThatTrack is the latest music library for online-video creators

Avatar photo by Stuart Dredge March 23, 2023May 11, 2023

People making videos for YouTube and social networks need background music that won’t get their content taken down.

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A guide to micro-sync for indie artists (guest column)

Joe Sparrow by Joe Sparrow September 21, 2022May 11, 2023

This is a guest post by an established independent artist and songwriter, with tens of millions of streams to their name. After researching a number of platforms in the micro-sync […]

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Kobalt US pullout gives Meta another licensing headache

Avatar photo by Stuart Dredge July 25, 2022May 11, 2023

Meta is having… let’s call it a ‘difficult’ month for its music-licensing strategy.

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Brands be warned: TikTok’s UGC music licences don’t include you

Avatar photo by Stuart Dredge July 14, 2022May 11, 2023

When social media companies sign music licensing deals covering user-generated content, those users do NOT include brands.

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UK bodies protest against unlicensed AI data-mining of music

Avatar photo by Stuart Dredge July 7, 2022May 11, 2023

There’s a new row brewing in the British music industry, but refreshingly, all the industry bodies are on the same side of it.

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Licensing Manager – PACE Rights Management – London

Avatar photo by Music Ally June 15, 2022May 11, 2023

A full-time role at the global leader in assisting Rightsholders (writers & publishers) to Direct License their Live Public Performance Rights to Promoters, Venues & Festivals. EXPERIENCE: SKILLSET:    ROLE: […]

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Music licensing startup Songistry raises $5m funding round

Avatar photo by Stuart Dredge June 10, 2022May 11, 2023

The startup offers a service licensing music for TV, film, advertising and games, and has built a catalogue of more than 100k tracks.

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Slip·stream raises $7.5m from investors including Sony Music

Avatar photo by Stuart Dredge May 27, 2022May 11, 2023

Startup Slip·stream emerged in 2021 as the latest company focusing on licensing music to YouTubers and other online creators.

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Creative & Licensing Manager – BMG – London

Avatar photo by Music Ally May 19, 2022May 11, 2023

We are hiring! We are looking for a Creative & Licensing Manager to join our Production Music team at our London office! BMG Production Music is the world’s fastest-growing production music catalogues servicing the […]

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Bob Dylan wins (again) in lawsuit over catalogue sale

Avatar photo by Stuart Dredge April 6, 2022May 11, 2023

Bob Dylan’s sale of his songs catalogue to Universal Music in December 2020 sparked a lawsuit from the widow of Jacques Levy.

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