They sold the crystal microphone in a Facebook auction Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra, which won the Eurovision Song Contest earlier in May, raised $900,000 for the country’s military battling the Russian invasion by selling the contest’s […]
Photo Credit: Markus Winkler Songs Music Publishing founder Matt Pincus has raised $200 million (including capital that he contributed) for a new venture that will solely invest in music industry companies and assets. 49-year-old Matt […]
Photo Credit: Andrey Metelev The parent company of FanTiger, an “NFT music platform” that aims “to empower independent artists,” has announced the completion of a $5.5 million seed funding round. New Delhi-based FanTiger creator ArtistFirst […]
Photo Credit: Carl Timpone (Pictured: Dan Demole, Anthony Martini, Jesse Korwin, David Carson) Slip.stream has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding from investors, including Sony Music Entertainment, Third Prime, and Lightshed Ventures. The new […]
Photo Credit: BUD Metaverse user-generated platform BUD has raised $36.8 million in three months, bringing its total financing to over $60 million. The Singapore-based startup secured $36.8 million in three months since it began its […]
Photo Credit: Andy Gilliland / CC by 4.0 Gimme Radio has announced $3 million in funding in partnership with iHeartMedia, amplifying the social radio innovator’s reach across new communities. The digital radio platform Gimme Radio […]
Photo Credit: Wes Hicks Apple is increasing the price of its Apple Music student plans in several countries around the globe. A student from South Africa shared an email Apple sent announcing the price increase. […]
Photo Credit: Medallion Web3 company Medallion has raised $9 million in its seed funding round. The company is led by Matt Jones, the former CEO of the concert discovery service, Songkick. Medallion says it is […]
Photo Credit: Tijs van Leur SaveLive announces its debut round of venue partners. The platform completes its first financing run, raising $135 million for the independent live music community. The platform announced 20 venue partners, […]
John Legend. Photo Credit: Glenn Francis Our Happy Company, a creator- and artist-focused tech startup co-founded by John Legend, has announced the completion of a $7.5 million seed round. Singapore-headquartered Our Happy Company, which John […]
Photo Credit: Afterparty NFT platform Afterparty has announced it closed a $4 million funding round and will introduce NFT ticketing. The community funding round will help accelerate growth as Afterparty introduces its NFT ticketing platform […]
Those clamoring for more middle adult fare in movie theaters will have their fill with Olivia Wilde’s upcoming 1950s thriller, Don’t Worry Darling. Warner Bros. CinemaCon session showed off the first trailer for the New Line […]
Photo Credit: SoundMint SoundMint has raised $1.7 million in its seed funding round following a $30 million appraisal. The seed funding round was led by Animoca Brands, with participation by Castle Island ventures, Focus Labs, […]
Photo Credit: Markus Winkler AI-powered music-creation platform Soundful, which says that it “enables anyone to create incredible music quickly,” has raised $3.8 million from investors including Disney, Microsoft, and Universal Music Group. San Diego-headquartered Soundful, […]
(l to r) LimeWire CCO Ivis Buric, co-CEOs Julian and Paul Zehetmayr, and COO Marcus Feistl. Photo Credit: LimeWire Last month, LimeWire announced plans to relaunch not as a piracy platform, but as a digital […]
Shared from www.digitalmusicnews.com. Pussy Riot around the time of their debut. Photo Credit: Игорь Мухин Pussy Riot has raised over $6.4 million for Ukraine by selling a non-fungible token (NFT) of the Eastern European nation’s […]
Shared from www.businessoffashion.com The series C financing round, led by Hidden Hills Capital, will be largely used for further physical retail expansion in emerging markets, research and development as well as supply chain diversification. This […]
Shared from Business of Fashion The e-commerce platform, which aims to bring African-made products to a global audience, has completed a $6.2 million pre-Series A funding round and rebranded to Anka, a term which means […]
Shared from Business of Fashion The round was led by Disruptech Ventures with the participation of Egypt Ventures, EFG Hermes-owned Tanmeyah, Afropreneur Fund and other angel investors. The e-commerce start-up, which streamlines sourcing and distribution […]
Shared from Business of Fashion Estée Lauder Cos Inc raised its annual revenue and profit projections on Thursday as price hikes and a recovery in demand for its makeup products blunt the hit from surging […]