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Soundcloud Acquires Musiio, An AI Music Curator, To Improve Discovery
TechCrunch reports: "An online audio sharing platform and streamer, SoundCloud has acquired Musiio, an AI music curation company. With Musiio’s team and technology, SoundCloud...
Gunnar Greve: Alan Walker, The Metaverse, and Why Web3 Will Completely...
Music Business Worldwide reports: "Gunnar Greve believes, with all his heart, that Web3 and decentralized networks are about to turn the music industry upside...
News Corp. Buys Stake in Music Start-up Beyond Oblivion
Los Angeles
- News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) has acquired a minority stake in Beyond Oblivion, a start-up whose
technology helps to pre-load music on various consumer electronics...
Sony/ATV Taps Zazzle for 'Lyrical Inspirations' Merchandise
Redwood City,
Calif. - Sony/ATV Music
Publishing has partnered with on-demand merchandise manufacturer and
distributor Zazzle to let artists and fans customize t-shirts and other
products with song...
Satellite, Web Radio Royalty Payments Hit Record in Q1
New York
- Digital royalty payments to artists and copyright holders for music played on
satellite and Web radio hit a record $52 million in the...
How Blockchain tech could remix the Music Industry
Hypebot reports: "Zach Badger of crypto ecosystem Privi explores the history of the broken artist compensation model and how decentralization might finally repair it."
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Deutsche Telekom, Other Euro Telcos Plan iTunes Store Rival
London
- Deutsche Telekom is in talks with several other European telco firms on
launching a digital music store before year's end to rival Apple's iTunes,
Music...
AmazeVR Wants To Scale Its Virtual Concert Platform With $17M Funding
Tech Crunch reports: "AmazeVR, a Los Angeles-based virtual concert platform, said Tuesday it has raised a $17 million funding round to create immersive music...
Hipgnosis Is Buying Music Libraries — and Plans to Spend $1...
The Hollywood Reporter reports: "A former music manager’s company has acquired more than 100 publishing catalogs, including a 50 percent stake in Neil Young’s,...
Walmart Enters The Metaverse With Roblox Experiences Aimed At Younger Shoppers
CNBC reports: "Walmart is entering the metaverse with two experiences premiering Monday on online gaming platform Roblox. The retail giant’s first foray into the...