Photo Credit: Tuned Global Australian B2B streaming solution Tuned Global acquires Swedish music technology company Pacemaker, marking a pivotal moment for Tuned Global with its first acquisition. B2B streaming company Tuned Global has acquired music technology company […]
Photo Credit: Napster Napster has acquired NFT marketplace Mint Songs following its ‘wind down’ in late 2022. Napster is helmed by former Roblox music executive Jon Vlassopulos, who moved to acquire Mint Songs. Mint Songs […]
(l to r) Hybe chairman Bang Si-Hyuk, Quality Control CEO Pierre “P” Thomas, QC COO Kevin “Coach K” Lee, and Hybe America CEO Scooter Braun. Photo Credit: Eric Ray Davidson. After spearheading a number of […]
Photo Credit: HYBE / SM Entertainment HYBE acquires the 14.8% share in SM Entertainment previously held by SM’s founder, positioning itself as the company’s largest shareholder. HYBE has signed an agreement to acquire the 14.8% stake in […]
Photo Credit: Warner Music (Pictured: Alfonso Perez Soto and Jay Mehta) Warner Music India signs a deal to acquire a majority stake in Divo, the most prominent digital media and music company in South India. […]
Photo Credit: Beatport After making several acquisitions during 2022, Beatport has purchased a majority interest in the International Music Summit (IMS). Denver-headquartered Beatport, which arrived on the scene in 2004 and bills itself as “the […]
Photo Credit: Ultra International Music Publishing Ultra International Music Publishing has announced a co-publishing deal with acclaimed songwriter/producer Zaytoven in addition to acquiring his existing catalog. Ultra International Music Publishing (UIMP), a leading independent publisher […]
Photo Credit: Gilles Vidal Décibels Productions acquires leading French agency, Les Visiteurs du Soir. The live entertainment and concert production company, Décibels Productions, has acquired a majority stake in Les Visiteurs du Soir, the leading […]
“I’m delighted to announce that Quordle was acquired by @MerriamWebster,” a post on Quorlde’s Twitter account reads. “I can’t think of a better home for this game. Lots of news features and fun to come, […]
Orfium CEO Rob Wells, who previously served as Universal Music Group’s president of global digital business. Photo Credit: Orfium Music-tech platform Orfium has officially announced the acquisition of 23-year-old Soundmouse, which claims to have established […]
Photo Credit: Downtown Music Less than two months after backing music networking platform Vampr, Downtown Music Holdings has officially acquired four-year-old royalty processor Curve Royalty Systems. New York City-headquartered Downtown unveiled its buyout of London-based […]
Keith Urban performing live. Photo Credit: Shawn Miller Litmus Music has officially acquired the recorded catalog of Keith Urban in its first deal since arriving on the scene earlier in 2022. Founded by music industry […]
Photo Credit: Peterboropetes / CC by 4.0 Beyond Music has announced it has acquired the music catalog of Canadian producer and songwriter Greg Wells. Wells has produced and written songs for Adele, Taylor Swift, John […]
Connect Music co-founder Askia Fountain, who’s signed on as MD of MTX Music. Photo Credit: Connect Music Connect Music, a self-described “US music monetization company that provides distribution and publishing administration services,” has officially kicked […]
Photo Credit: WMG BMG has announced it has acquired the catalog of singer-songwriter Chris Rea. His evergreen “Driving Home for Christmas” track is a hit yet again, sitting in the Top 10 Spotify charts in […]
Photo Credit: Sony Music Masterworks Sony Music Masterworks has announced a new majority investment in Dubai-based MAC Global. MAC Global is a regional concert promotion, talent management, and events and production company. It was founded […]
Famed record label and distributor EMPIRE has acquired the underground house music imprint Dirtybird. The announcement of the acquisition was made at this year’s Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE). The deal reportedly marks the first foray into the […]
Photo Credit: OneSheet Chartmetric has acquired OneSheet, a simple tool for creating instant artist data representations. OneSheet creates beautiful artist sheets in just seconds, pulling data from multiple sources across the web. The acquisition will […]
Photo Credit: Supertone.ai Hybe has acquired AI tech startup Supertone in a deal worth an estimated $32 million. Supertone synthesizes realistic voices that can sing. According to Korean media, the deal follows a 4 billion […]
Photo Credit: Supertone.ai Hybe has acquired AI tech startup Supertone in a deal worth an estimated $32 million. Supertone synthesizes realistic voices that can sing. According to Korean media, the deal follows a 4 billion […]