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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." Read...

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...