In 1998 This Stanford Professor Gave Two Students $100k To Launch A Little Company Called… Google. He’s Now The Richest College Professor Of All Time

In 1998 This Stanford Professor Gave Two Students $100k To Launch A Little Company Called... Google. He's Now The Richest College Professor Of All Time

“Opportunity knocks” is a great saying, but it’s a little dated. Everyone knows what “opportunity knocks” means, but we never experience opportunity literally knocking. In today’s modern world, we should probably re-brand the saying  as […]

Virtual Concert Company VARK Announces $7.2 Million Raise

Virtual Concert Company VARK Announces $7.2 Million Raise

Photo Credit: Uriel Soberanes Tokyo-headquartered “virtual live music event platform” VARK has announced an “approximately one billion yen” ($7.16 million at the present exchange rate) first close of its Series C. The six-year-old virtual-concert company, […]

SoundCloud Layoffs Announced As Company Pursues Profitability

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Eliah Seton, who’s announced another round of SoundCloud layoffs, which are expected to impact about eight percent of the company. Photo Credit: SoundCloud About 10 months after axing roughly one-fifth of its global workforce – […]

Songtradr Acquires Global Music Tech Company 7digital

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Photo Credit: 7digital Songtradr’s acquisition of global b2b music tech company 7digital has now been officially sealed — a move that further bulks Songtradr’s model. Back in February, Digital Music News first reported that Songtradr […]

The Orchard Acquires Dance Distributor and Label Services Company Above Board

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Photo Credit: Above Board The Orchard acquires dance distributor and label services company Above Board. Technology-driven distribution and services organization The Orchard has acquired UK electronic dance company Above Board, giving Above Board access to The Orchard’s […]

‘Rust’ Production Company Agrees To Pay A $100,000 Fine Over Halyna Hutchins Shooting That Involves Alec Baldwin

'Rust' Production Company Agrees To Pay A $100,000 Fine Over Halyna Hutchins Shooting That Involves Alec Baldwin

‘Rust’ Production Company Agrees To Pay A $100,000 Fine Over Halyna Hutchins Shooting That Involves Alec Baldwin, Read On! (Photo Credit –IANS) The production company behind the Spaghetti Western film ‘Rust’ has agreed to pay […]

Meet the Company Blowing Up Catalog Tracks on Spotify

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Photo Credit: Jonas Leupe More catalog tracks are charting on Spotify than ever before. So Playlist Push has shifted its focus — helping ‘old’ become ‘new’ again. Since 2020, the portion of Spotify’s Global Weekly […]

Orfium Acquires Cue Sheet Management Company Soundmouse

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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 […]

Who Owns $450 Million Worth Of Robinhood Stock? Sam Bankman-Fried Personally? His Bankrupt Former Company FTX? Or BlockFi?

Who Owns $450 Million Worth Of Robinhood Stock? Sam Bankman-Fried Personally? His Bankrupt Former Company FTX? Or BlockFi?

When you’re facing down the barrel of a trial that could result in a multi-decade prison sentence, the size of your legal defense fund is CRITICAL. For example, before his 1995 murder trial commenced, O.J. […]