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 […]
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Spotify has officially acquired content-moderation company Kinzen, which says that it helps clients to “get ahead – and stay ahead – of threats such as dangerous misinformation, hateful content, violent content, […]
Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment has purchased a majority stake in Avicii’s master recording and publishing rights. The assets of Avicii’s catalog were previously held by his family estate, though they still reportedly own 25% of […]
Photo Credit: Explorer1 Music Group Explorer1 Music Group has acquired a majority stake in Music Benefactors, a music crowdfunding company. Music Benefactors is a crowdfunding platform focused on enabling instant online investments with equity ownership […]
Photo Credit: Explorer1 Music Group Explorer1 Music Group has acquired a majority stake in Music Benefactors, a music crowdfunding company. Music Benefactors is a crowdfunding platform focused on enabling instant online investments with equity ownership […]
Photo Credit: Lyte Lyte acquires the distressed assets of Festicket and Event Genius. After entering a moratorium period on August 17 that lasted until September 15, UK ticketing companies Festicket and Event Genius have sold […]
Photo Credit: Jennifer Linnea / CC by 2.0 Less than two months after acquiring the catalogs of Lady A and Brad Paisley, HarbourView Equity Partners has bought a stake in the music IP of Florida […]
A nighttime shot of Zaitunay Bay in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. Photo Credit: abdallahh Reservoir Media (NASDAQ: RSVR) and Abu Dhabi-headquartered publisher PopArabia have announced the acquisition of Lebanese music company Voice of Beirut. New York […]
Photo Credit: Symphonic Distribution Symphonic Distribution announces the acquisition of Streaming Promotions. Here’s what to know. While artificially-inflated streaming numbers and listening bots are making it increasingly difficult for independent and established artists alike to […]
EXCLUSIVE: Germany has long been a powerhouse in football (aka soccer), winning four World Cups between 1954 and 2014. Now the country is developing a taste for American football. Germany’s got its own American football […]
Jean-Michel Jarre. Photo Credit: Yunling Fang Days after striking a catalog deal with Simple Minds, BMG has officially acquired the “entire music publishing back catalogue” of veteran electronic music creator Jean-Michel Jarre. Berlin-headquartered BMG and […]
Photo Credit: Reet Talreja Spotify has officially announced the acquisition of music trivia game Heardle amid a broader effort to expand its offerings and grow its revenue. The Stockholm-based company, which has dropped billions on […]
Photo Credit: Than Diep Live Nation announces its acquisition of TERO Concerts and Entertainment division, expanding its growth in Thailand. This acquisition builds further upon joint ventures between the two that launched in 2015. Live […]