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Done Deal: Blackstone Is The New Owner Of Hipgnosis Songs Fund,...
Music Business Worldwide reports: "It’s official: Blackstone is about to become the new owner of Hipgnosis Songs Fund. Blackstone’s USD $1.584 billion bid for...
YouTube In Talks With Record Labels To Legally Access Songs For...
Financial Express reports: "YouTube seems to be in talks with record labels to license their songs for artificial intelligence tools that clone popular artists’...
Audius Signs Licensing Deals With ASCAP, BMI, GMR And SESAC
Hypebot reports: "The artist-centric streaming platform Audius has signed licensing agreements with all four U.S. Performing Rights Organizations (PROs): ASCAP, BMI, GMR, and SESAC....
Splice Users Can Now Use Their Own Sound Loops With AI-Powered...
Music Business Worldwide reports: "Splice subscribers will now be able to upload their own original loops to integrate their unique sounds with Splice’s sample...
“Human-Created Works Must Be Respected”: 50 Major Music Tech Brands Sign...
Music Tech reports: "Over fifty global music technology companies and associations have penned their support for Roland and UMG’s Principles for Music Creation with...
Queen Catalog To Be Acquired By Sony Music In $1.27bn Deal...
Music Business Worldwide reports: "Sony Music Entertainment is set to acquire the catalog of legendary rock band Queen in a landmark deal worth GBP...
Shuttered Discord Music Bot Rythm Returns With Licensing Deals
Music Ally reports: "Remember Rythm? You might not if you weren’t spending much time on messaging platform Discord in 2021. Rythm was the most...
Stability AI Releases Free, Open-Source Text-To-Audio Model That ‘Respects Creator Rights’
Music Business Worldwide reports: "Stability AI, known for its AI art generator Stable Diffusion, has launched Stable Audio Open, a free, open-source model for...
Merlin Officially Launches ‘Merlin Connect,’ A One-Stop Licensing Solution For ‘Promising...
Digital Music News reports: "Merlin has officially debuted a program that will afford certain emerging platforms access to pre-cleared music and “mutually beneficial collaborations.”
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Web3 Music Technology Gets Its Very Own Trade Association
Music Ally reports: "It’s clearly the season for new music-tech trade bodies. March saw the launch of Music Tech Europe, an umbrella association for...
