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Hipgnosis Songs Buys Kobalt Music Catalog: 33,000 Songs for $323 Million
Billboard reports: "Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd. continues its acquisition binge by acquiring the Kobalt Music Copyrights Fund 1, which includes the song catalogs of...
Twitch, Amazon Slammed by RIAA and Major Industry Groups for Using...
Variety reports: "Twitch, the rapidly growing livestreaming platform, and its owner Amazon received a blistering letter on Thursday signed by multiple major U.S. music...
Congress releases blockbuster tech antitrust report
The Verge reports: "The House Judiciary Committee has released its conclusions on whether Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Google are violating antitrust law."
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Streaming Bots Might Be Tempting, But Artists Should Beware
Hypebot reports: "Given the weight of streaming numbers in the music economy, the idea of employing a streaming bot has a significant allure to...
Twitch’s Soundtrack feature debuts today, and it will let streamers play...
The Verge reports: "Today, Twitch releases Soundtrack, a new product that allows streamers to play music while they’re live — or, at least, that’s...
Ingrooves Lands Patent For AI Music Marketing Tech
Hypebot reports: "Independent music distributor Ingrooves has announced U.S. patent approval for a proprietary method of using artificial intelligence to detect trends in audience...
AI Driven Film Payment Tech Can Predict Box-Office Success, Start Up...
Variety reports: "A payment system claiming to automate the collection, tracking and allocation of film company revenues, as well as predicting future box-office success,...
How Data is Redefining A&R’s Role In The Modern Music Industry
Hypebot reports: "Although A&Rs are still looking for the same qualities in an artist as they were fifty years ago, what they’re looking for...
Spotify, Epic, Tile, Match, and more are rallying developers against Apple’s...
The Verge reports: "Several of Apple’s biggest critics — including Epic Games, Spotify, Basecamp, Match Group, Tile, Blix, and Deezer — have banded together...
YouTube hit with UK class action style suit seeking $3BN+ for...
TechCrunch reports: "Another class action style lawsuit has been lodged against a tech giant in the UK alleging violations of privacy and seeking major...
