Getty Image Iconic filmmaker David Lynch passed away at the age of 78 years old this week, leaving the movie and television world reeling, as Lynch was a seismic figure in both mediums. Not only […]
2024 music industry funding trends are providing valuable insights as 2025 ramps up. Photo Credit: Kelly Sikkema On top of bringing close to $5 billion in music industry capital announcements, 2024 delivered several noteworthy funding […]
Photo Credit: Ashley King Anthropic is reportedly in advanced talks to raise another $2 billion in funding. The deal would value Anthropic at $60 billion—more than triple its valuation from a year ago. Amazon has […]
Music industry funding ticked upward in 2024, but year-over-year levels would have plunged if not for a few huge raises. Amid rumblings of a significant rebound, what does 2025 have in store? Will 2025 offer […]
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Bossa Bistro Live Music Society awarded $1 million in grant funding to 58 small music venues in 2024. Now the non-profit is preparing to open its 3rd Annual Music in Action […]
Music industry funding turned in YoY growth in November 2024 despite a significant falloff in the cumulative value of YTD raises. Photo Credit: Vladimir Solomianyi Building on October’s growth, core music industry funding increased by […]
Photo Credit: The Pocket (Washington, DC) by Donnie Riggs for Live Music Society Live Music Society surpasses $1 million in 2024 funding with the largest Toolbox grant round to date. Live Music Society, the non-profit […]
Photo Credit: Kenny Eliason Ed-tech platform Conduction raises funding to re-imagine music education across the country and allow students to compose digital songs. Conduction, the ed-tech platform revolutionizing the music classroom, has announced a $265,000 […]
Core music industry funding increased in October 2024, but the YTD total is noticeably smaller than its 2023 counterpart. Photo Credit: Vladimir Solomianyi Core music industry funding achieved a significant year-over-year increase during October, though […]
Photo Credit: Fuse Audio The Fuse Audio GLD is a vertical vinyl player that has surpassed $500,000+ funding on Kickstarter from a collection of more than 2,200 backers. The campaign still has 15 days to […]
Photo Credit: Duetti About eight months after closing a $90 million round, indie-focused catalog investor Duetti has announced $114 million in fresh funding. Duetti reached out today with word of its latest capital influx, stemming […]
Photo Credit: Michal Mrozek X/Twitter rival Bluesky has announced a $15 million Series A funding raise, with a promise to provide a ‘path to monetization’ for creators. That’s a stark difference from the Elon Musk-owned […]
Eva Longoria played a pivotal part in launching the franchise of “John Wick.” Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, the directors of the original film, revealed in an interview commemorating the film’s 10th anniversary that Longoria […]
Between mid-August and mid-September 2024 alone, music industry companies secured over $360 million in funding. But where’s the money going? Answering that question (and gaining a better sense of the industry’s direction in the process) […]
Scarlett Johansson Refused Ridley-Scott Film Funding From A Saudi Prince (Photo Credit – Instagram) Scarlett Johansson once made an admirable stand against the controversial Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, who had been accused of […]
What was once a raging inferno of music tech that flickered out too soon is being rekindled with a spark of innovation and a hefty dose of capital. Turntable Labs, the brainchild of the original […]
US Representative Maxwell Alejandro Frost has introduced a new bill titled the CREATE Art Act, aimed at providing federal grants to musicians, artists, and other creatives. Announced today at a press conference and mini-concert in […]
Zedd is among a group of celebrity investors supporting Mountaintop Studios’ efforts to develop a new first-person shooter game. The superstar DJ and electronic music producer certainly isn’t new to the gaming scene and notably credited […]
During 2021 and 2022, capital rushed into non-fungible token (NFT), cryptocurrency/blockchain, metaverse, and wider music Web3 startups in the music industry. But how are these businesses faring amid dramatic funding and market changes? Following the […]
A snippet from DMN Pro’s Music Industry Funding Tracker profiling December 2023 rounds. Despite the beginnings of a potentially serious correction in music IP valuations, music industry funding in 2023 added up to more than […]