African Streaming Service Mdundo Inks Universal Music Licensing Deal

African Streaming Service Mdundo Inks Universal Music Licensing Deal

Photo Credit: Mdundo African streaming service Mdundo has officially inked a licensing deal with Universal Music Group (UMG), which will bring its artists’ music to the platform’s more than 17 million confirmed (as of Q1 […]

SeatGeek Cancels SPAC Deal Due to ‘Unfavorable Market Conditions’

SeatGeek Going Public 2022

Photo Credit: Reed Mok In late April, upon announcing record revenues for Q4 2021, ticket platform SeatGeek doubled down on plans to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger. Now, the latter […]

Voicy Draws Investments From Deezer, Spotify Execs In $1.27MM Round

Voicy Draws Investments From Deezer, Spotify Execs In $1.27MM Round

Rotterdam, Netherlands, where Voicy is based. Photo Credit: Dimitry Anikin Audio-focused content platform Voicy has announced the completion of a €1.2 million ($1.27 million at the present exchange rate) pre-seed round that drew support from […]

Sonos to Launch Voice Control In June — Without Spotify Compatibility

Sonos raises prices

Photo Credit: Jako Janse van Rensburg Sonos is now set to launch its own voice control, but the feature won’t support Spotify out of the gate. The Santa Barbara-based Mayht owner unveiled its imminent voice-control […]

Deezer Reportedly Prepares to Go Public As Part of SPAC Merger

Deezer Issues DMCA Takedown Notice Against Multiple Stream Rippers

Spotify competitor Deezer is reportedly preparing to go public as part of a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger. The Wall Street Journal just recently reported on Deezer’s rumored SPAC merger and corresponding arrival on […]

Deezer Confirms SPAC Merger, Plans to Generate €1 Billion During 2025

Deezer Confirms SPAC Merger, Plans to Generate €1 Billion During 2025

(PRNewsFoto/Deezer) Five days back, reports suggested that French streaming service Deezer was preparing to go public as part of a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger. Now, the Access Industries subsidiary has officially unveiled the […]

Kanye Fans Wrote a Stem Player Emulator to Pirate ‘Donda 2’

Kanye Fans Stem Player Emulator

Shared from www.digitalmusicnews.com Photo Credit: Amazon Music Kanye asked his fans to pay $200 to enjoy Donda 2. They turned to piracy instead. The famed rapper has a bit of a reputation as being a […]