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Warner Expands Into Bollywood Music Via Strategic Partnership with India’s Jjust...

Music Business Worldwide reports: "Warner Music India has entered into a strategic partnership with India’s Jjust Music, marking the major’s first foray into what...

Yes, Blockchain Might Revolutionise Music Royalties. No, It’s Not Going to...

Music Business Worldwide reports: "There is currently a lot of noise around NFTs, smart contracts and crypto currencies – and some wild claims that...

‘For Music Rightsholders, Web3 Is An Opportunity for Extraordinary Growth’

Music Business Worldwide reports: "Tuned Global has been making major strides in the worldwide music business in recent years. Now, having established itself as...

Spotify Brings Live Audio to Main App, Rebrands Greenroom as Spotify...

Hypebot reports: "Spotify has rebraned its live audio Greenroom app as Spotify Live and incorporated it into the main Spotify app. “This change reflects...

Parcast Union Contract With Spotify Includes Pay Raises and Diversity Promises

The Verge reports: "Unionized workers at Parcast, a podcast production company owned by Spotify, shared details of their new three-year employment contract today. The...

Spotify Quietly Shuts Down Greenroom Creator Fund

The Verge reports: "Greenroom (now called Spotify Live) launched last June as a Clubhouse competitor, where users stream live conversations with celebrities, influencers, and...

Bytedance Launches New Music Streaming Service in China

Music Business Worldwide reports: "TikTok parent ByteDance has reportedly launched a new music streaming service in China, called Qishui Yinyue. That’s according to the...

Music and Experiences Company Pollen Raises $150M in Series C Round

Music Business World reports: "Today (April 21), the firm has announced that it has raised a fresh $150 million in a Series C round,...

NFT Platform Soundmint Raises $1.7M Led By The Sandbox Parent Animoca...

Music Business Worldwide reports: "SoundMint, described as a “generative platform for music NFTs”, has raised $1.7 million seed round funding. The round was led...

135,000 Artists Are Now Getting Paid Through Soundcloud’s Fan Powered Royalties...

Music Business Worldwide reports: "In April 2021, SoundCloud launched its industry-first ‘Fan-Powered Royalties’ platform – its own branding of the user-centric streaming payment model....