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Universal Music Group Acquires Oriental Star Agencies’ Catalog, Expanding Presence In...
Music Business Worldwide reports: "Universal Music Group (UMG) has taken another step in its ambitious expansion into South Asian and South Asian-influenced music. The...
Tencent Music Renews Universal Music Licensing Deal, Targets ‘Innovative Ways To...
Digital Music News reports: "As China’s music industry continues to expand rapidly, Universal Music Group (UMG) and Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) have officially extended...
Welcome To The Public Domain, Mickey Mouse
The Verge reports: "It’s finally happened: after nearly a century, Mickey Mouse has slipped off Disney’s copyright leash. The first versions of the iconic...
Warner Music Partners With MediMusic, Making Its First Music Therapy Deal
Music Business Worldwide reports: "Warner Music Group has partnered with British health tech startup MediMusic to explore the potential of music as a therapeutic...
Materia Music Acquires Video Game Record Label Boss Battle Records
Games Industry Biz reports: "Video game music publisher Materia Music has acquired Australian gaming record label Boss Battle Records. Founded in 2017 by Fabian...
A24 Movies Just Got A Major Streaming Upgrade
IndieWire reports: "We knew A24 had a decision to make on its streaming ambitions. The indie distributor’s output deal with Showtime, struck in 2019,...
Music Creation Company Muse Group Acquires Sheet Music Publisher Hal Leonard,...
Music Business Worldwide reports: "Muse Group, a company that specializes in music creation tools and software including MuseScore, Ultimate Guitar and Audacity has acquired...
EA Open Sources Photosensitivity Analysis Technology
Games Industry Biz reports: "EA has made its photosensitivity analysis tool open source. The resource, known as IRIS, offers users an analysis to check...
AI Music Startup Boomy Signs Global Distro Deal With ADA
Music Ally reports: "In 2019, a partnership between AI music startup Endel and WMG was wrongly described in several reports (not ours!) as an...
Google Is Embedding Inaudible Watermarks Right Into Its AI Generated Music
The Verge reports: "Audio created using Google DeepMind’s AI Lyria model, such as tracks made with YouTube’s new audio generation features, will be watermarked...
