Believe Inks a Label Solutions Deal with London-Based Rinse FM

Believe Rinse FM deal

Photo Credit: Rinse Believe UK inks a label solutions deal with London-based Rinse FM, covering digital distribution for Rinse Recordings and Bad Music imprints. The UK office of Believe, a world leader in digital music […]

Warner Music Singapore and Cross Ratio Entertainment Sign Global Distribution Deal

WMG Singapore Cross Ratio Entertainment

Photo Credit: Gerald Ang & Dean Augustine Warner Music Singapore and Cross Ratio Entertainment announce signing an exclusive worldwide distribution agreement. Warner Music Singapore and Cross Ratio Entertainment, Singapore’s largest independent record label, have announced […]

Taylor Swift Rejected A $100 Million FTX Deal After Asking One Seemingly-Obvious Question (That No Other Celebrity Thought To Ask)

Taylor Swift Rejected A $100 Million FTX Deal After Asking One Seemingly-Obvious Question (That No Other Celebrity Thought To Ask)

People love to make fun of Taylor Swift. Everything from her politics, to her dating life, her songwriting skills, her private jet usage and even her posture. Taylor haters pounce on every little blemish or […]

Taylor Swift Turned Down a $100 Million FTX Sponsorship Deal

Taylor Swift FTX deal

Photo Credit: CardMapr.nl Taylor Swift avoided the class action lawsuit against FTX’s celebrity promoters by simply asking about unregistered securities — and coming to her own conclusions.  The lawyer handling the class-action lawsuit against those […]

Is Spotify Pivoting Its Podcasting Strategy? Latest Jellysmack Deal

Spotify shifting podcast strategy, Jellysmack repackaging content

Photo Credit: Jellysmack Is Spotify shifting its podcast strategy away from expensive exclusives? The latest deal with Jellysmack includes lots of repackaged content from famous creators. Jellysmack helps YouTubers like MrBeast re-purpose their content, optimized […]

Primary Wave, Estate of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Bob Burns Ink Deal

Primary Wave, Estate of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Bob Burns Ink Deal

Bob Burns. Photo Credit: Primary Wave Primary Wave Music has officially announced an agreement to acquire the artist royalties of Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer and founding member Bob Burns. New York City-headquartered Primary Wave, which added […]

Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth WVH Ink Major-Label Deal for New Album

Wolfgang Van Halen's Mammoth WVH Ink Major-Label Deal for New Album

Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth WVH have signed to BMG for the release of their sophomore album, which is expected to drop this summer. Mammoth WVH’s upcoming full-length effort will follow 2021’s self-titled debut, which yielded […]

Salt Acquires Björn Ulvaeus’ Session, Unveils Buma/Stemra Deal

Salt Acquires Björn Ulvaeus’ Session, Unveils Buma/Stemra Deal

Photo Credit: Spotify Royalty-collection platform Salt has inked a decade-long deal with the Netherlands’ Buma/Stemra and announced the acquisition of Björn Ulvaeus’ Session. London-based Salt, which bills itself as “a next-generation music society back-office SaaS […]

Alliance Entertainment SPAC Deal Flails As NYSE Delists Shares

NYSE Music Acquisition Corporation

Photo Credit: Ken Lund / CC by 2.0 Earlier this week, Alliance Entertainment completed its merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) – while also revealing that it wouldn’t list on the NYSE after […]

SESAC Digital, Wise Music Ink Southeast Asia Licensing Deal

SESAC Digital, Wise Music Ink Southeast Asia Licensing Deal

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo Credit: Chander Mohan SESAC and Wise Music Australia have officially inked a licensing agreement to bring the latter company’s catalog to Asian nations including Singapore, Vietnam, and India. Blackstone’s SESAC and […]