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Diplo is the Latest Artist to Let Fans Buy Shares in...
Music Business Worldwide reports: "In January, Blockchain-based music investment platform Royal let fans invest in hip-hop legend Nas’s music on the platform by buying...
SoundExchange Paid out $235M in Q1 2022, $9B Overall
Hypebot reports: "SoundExchange has now distributed more than $9 billion in digital royalties to 560,000 music creators since its founding in 2003. The digital...
Indie Spotlight: Songtradr Music Licensing Placement Platform
Hypebot reports: "Songtradr bill itself as the world’s largest music licensing company offering a full-stack solution for music buyers and sellers: “license, distribute and...
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...
Record Labels And Publishers Ink Major Settlement, Moving From 9.1 Cents...
Music Business Worldwide reports: "The important background information to this story is that since 2006, the mechanical rate paid to publishers/songwriters for music purchased...
Opulous Adds MFTs (Music Fungible Tokens), an SEC Compliant Music Investment...
Hypebot reports: "NFT platform Opulous has added a new type of token – the MFT (Music Fungible Token) – which combines the power of...
Hulu Nabs Streaming Rights to Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits...
The Hollywood Reporter reports: "Hulu has acquired the exclusive streaming rights to Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits through 2023. Subscribers to Hulu’s subscription...
Kobalt Music Removes More Than 700,000 Songs From Facebook And Instagram
Variety reports: "Kobalt, one of the world’s largest music publishers, has removed its entire 700,000-song catalog from Facebook and Instagram in the United States,...
Metaverse Experiences Startup MELON Raises $5M From Backers Including Crush Music’s...
Music Business Worldwide reports: "Metaverse startup MELON announced the $5 million seed round today. MELON’s seed funding comes from backers including Crush Ventures, Gaingels,...
