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 […]
Photo Credit: Anghami Anghami is the leading music and entertainment streaming platform in the MENA region. The company recently announced the acquisition of live events company Spotlight Events. Spotlight is an event and concert company […]
New York City’s most popular EDM venue has taken over its premier electronic festival. Last week, Billboard reported that the investment group behind Brooklyn hotspot Avant Gardner is purchasing New York promoter Made Event for $15 […]
Photo Credit: Ciaran O’Brien South Korean music asset management company, Beyond Music, has acquired Interpark Music assets. Beyond Music says this latest acquisition firmly establishes itself as “Asia’s largest single music IP management company.” The […]
Songtradr CEO Paul Wiltshire. Photo Credit: Songtradr Music licensing and distribution platform Songtradr has officially acquired Musicube, which bills itself as a provider of “B2B AI music metadata services like auto-tagging, metadata enrichment and semantic […]
Photo Credit: BeatPortal Beatport has acquired LabelRadar, bringing its streamlined music demo submission platform to its Music Services division. LabelRadar helps artists by introducing their demos to labels and notifies them immediately when its heard. […]
Photo Credit: Shutterstock Shutterstock has acquired Pond5, the world’s largest video marketplace, for $210 million. The acquisition cements the company’s position as the industry leader for commercial and editorial video content. Shutterstock is the world’s […]
Photo Credit: Eric Nopanen Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) has acquired two FM radio stations in Orlando and Tampa Bay for $12.5 million. The acquisition makes SBS the largest Hispanic radio platform in Florida. SBS is already […]