Tipalti Powers Create Music Group’s One-Month Payment Cycles

Create Music Group tapped Tipalti to facilitate its one-month payment turnarounds (photo: Create Music Group)

Photo Credit: Create Music Group Long payment cycles have remained endemic in the music industry. While some streaming platforms like YouTube pay royalties monthly, many labels haven’t allowed that swiftness to trickle down to artists. […]

Warner Music Group’s WMX Adds Three Exclusive Roku Channels

warner music group wmx roku deal

Photo Credit: Warner Music Group WMX, Warner Music Group’s year-old artist-services division, has officially launched a trio of “exclusive” channels on Roku. The Big Three label unveiled its tie-up with Roku via a formal release […]

Embracer Group’s game buying spree includes rights to Lord of the Rings and Hobbit

Embracer Group’s game buying spree includes rights to Lord of the Rings and Hobbit

Embracer Group has embarked on an acquisition spree today that includes Limited Run Games, Tripwire Interactive, and the IP rights to Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. There are five acquisitions in total today, […]

Star Feminine Band: In Paris review – virtuosity meets protest on all-girl group’s second LP | Music

The cover artwork for Star Feminine Band in Paris.

Benin’s Star Feminine Band have had a remarkable journey to releasing their music. The seven-piece all-female group, aged between 12 and 19, only began learning their instruments in 2016, after participating in a free music […]

After Liam Payne’s Claim 1D Was Built Around Him, X Factor Releases Unseen Video of Group’s Formation

After Liam Payne's Claim 1D Was Built Around Him, X Factor Releases Unseen Video of Group's Formation

Last month, Liam claimed that Simon Cowell built One Direction around him as the group leader — to a very mixed reaction from 1D fans, including Lizzo. It was the claim heard and debated and […]