Rebellion Records Secures Seven-Figure Investment from Too Lost

Rebellion Records secures investment from Too Lost

Photo Credit: Daniel Nall, COO (L), Michael Turner CEO (R) Rebellion Records, the independent label co-founded by artist and CEO Michael Turner (PLVTINUM) and manager/COO Daniel Nall, has entered into a multi-million dollar partnership with […]

Cxmmunity Media Draws ‘Six-Figure’ Live Nation Investment

Cxmmunity Media Live Nation investment

Photo Credit: Brandy Merriweather / Live Nation Urban Black entertainment and events company Cxmmunity Media secures a six-figure investment from Live Nation Urban, expanding the company’s footprint. Under the new partnership, Live Nation Urban will […]

Xiu Xiu Removing Music From Spotify Due to Daniel Ek’s “Investment in AI War Drones”

Xiu Xiu Removing Music From Spotify Due to Daniel Ek's "Investment in AI War Drones"

Xiu Xiu have announced that they are in the process of removing their music from Spotify, citing CEO Daniel Eck’s “investment in AI war drones” as the reason. The experimental indie trio posted an update […]

First-Half 2025 Music Industry Funding Edges Towards $4 Billion — As the Record-Setting Investment Pace Continues

DMN Pro Weekly: Spotify & Apple Music Now Claim More Than Two-Thirds of Total Subscribers In the US — Here’s the Latest DSP Market Share Breakdown

Music industry funding levels are now approaching the crazy place, with first-half, YTD core investments edging towards $4 billion. According to investments exclusively captured and compiled in DMN Pro’s Music Industry Funding Tracker, total core […]

UK Gov Unveils $500M Creative Industries Sector Plan Investment

Creative Industries Sector Plan

The UK’s Creative Industries Sector Plan includes an up to $41 million ‘music growth package to support emerging artists.’ Photo Credit: Frankie Lopez The UK government has announced an over $500 million investment package for […]

HarbourView Leads $85M Investment in AI Animator Animaj

HarbourView Animaj investment

A playground display featuring a character from Pocoyo, which Animaj owns. Photo Credit: Rodelar HarbourView wasn’t kidding about its plans to invest across music, sports, and the wider entertainment space alike. The firm has taken […]

Venture capital investment rises in L.A., and not just for AI startups

Chart of venture capital investments raised for LA area businesses in the first quarter of each year. 2025 saw $3.1 billion, up from Q1 2024 ($2.7 billion) but down from the recent high of $6.7 billion in 2021

Early this year, private equity firm Blackstone bet big on the future of artificial intelligence by investing $300 million in a Chatsworth company that’s been around for more than two decades. The company, DDN, helps […]

Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions Just Sold A 10% Stake To A New Investment Platform At A $750 Million Valuation

Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions Just Sold A 10% Stake To A New Investment Platform At A $750 Million Valuation

Since retiring from the NFL in 2016, Peyton Manning has been keeping himself plenty busy. The quarterback has regularly appeared in commercials for brands like Nationwide and Nike. His Omaha Productions, launched in 2020, has […]

Laughing All The Way To The Bank: How A Side Investment Turned Bob Hope Into The Richest Celebrity In The World

Bob Hope

Bob Hope was the definition of a show business legend. For nearly a century, he was everywhere—headlining vaudeville stages, dominating radio airwaves, starring in blockbuster films, and cracking jokes on live television. He hosted the […]

BingXLabs Tosses $100K Investment in AI, Web3 Fireverse

BingXLabs Fireverse

Photo Credit: BingXLabs BingX Labs, the innovation arm of cryptocurrency exchange BingX, has announced a strategic investment of $100,000 in Fireverse. Fireverse is an AI-driven and blockchain-powered music creation platform. The collaboration aims to accelerate […]

How Eva Longoria’s Smart Investment Saved John Wick Franchise From Shutdown!

Eva Longoria Rescued John Wick Franchise

Eva Longoria Rescued John Wick Franchise (Photo Credit – Instagram/Facebook) Chad Stahelski, the director of the John Wick franchise, recently praised Eva Longoria for saving the original film from being pigeonholed just a day before […]