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Cinq Music Gets $40 Million in Funding From GoDigital Media Group
Billboard reports: "Cinq Music, the music company that made waves last year by partnering with Janet Jackson for the release of her single “Made...
Judge Will Clarify Whether Many Musicians Can Later Reclaim Rights From...
The Hollywood Reporter reports: "A lawsuit that seeks to vindicate the copyright termination rights of UMG recording artists continues to take shape."
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France responds to Facebook’s Libra with new cryptocurrency task force
VentureBeat reports: "France is creating a G7 task force to study how central banks ensure cryptocurrencies like Facebook’s Libra are governed by regulations ranging...
Apple Music Signs New Licensing Deals With Majors
Variety reports: "Apple Music has inked new, multi-year licenses with the three major music companies — Universal Music Group, Sony Music and Warner Music...
Valve Reportedly Fighting EU Antitrust Charges
gamesindustry.biz reports: "Valve has announced it will fight antitrust charges made against it by the EU Commission, sources familiar with the issue told Reuters....
Michael Huppe of SoundExchange: ‘All players in the industry, creators or...
Hypebot reports: "SoundExchange CEO Michael Huppe weighs in on what a post-pandemic music industry is shaping up to look like, and why creators and...
Amazon Moves Towards Distributed Ledgers And Blockchain
Forbes reports: "In a webinar earlier this year, Amazon provided information on Amazon Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB) and Amazon Managed Blockchain. From what was...
UK leaders call for 50% of stream revenue to be paid...
Hypebot reports: "A bombshell study released by the UK Parliament calls for comprehensive reform “not only to redress the balance for songwriters, performers, and...
Investors Flood $530M SESAC Capital Restructuring
Hypebot reports: "Privately owned performing rights organization SESAC has completed a major refinancing of its capital structure, reports Billboard, selling $530 million in bonds...
Merlin Paid Indie Labels $1 Billion In Last 18 Months
Hypebot reports: "Global independent digital rights agency Merlin announced the findings of its 2019 Membership Report & Survey at A2IM Indie Week on Tuesday,...
