Intercept Music Partners with Method Man to Launch Global Platform

Intercept Music method man partnership

Photo Credit: Method Man / Intercept Music Intercept Music is partnering with Method Man to create a new platform for independent labels & music artists. The digital distribution platform is aimed at providing ‘artistic emancipation’ […]

Margo Jefferson on Will Smith, TikTok and identity: ‘I don’t like the sense that we are so fragile’ | Books

Will Smith, right, slaps US actor Chris Rock at the Oscars last month.

When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards ceremony last month Margo Jefferson had stepped away from her TV for a moment. Like millions of us, she watched it on replay, absorbing the […]

ByteDance Launches Qishui Yinyue Streaming Service Beta In China

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Last September, reports indicated that TikTok parent ByteDance was preparing to roll out its own music streaming service. Now, this platform, Qishui Yinyue, has officially launched in beta. The mentioned rumblings of a ByteDance streaming […]

Mira Calix was an open-hearted musician who brought magic to the everyday | Music

Mira Calix.

Artists whose careers began in electronic music are often portrayed – sometimes deliberately – as distant, detached figures. Mira Calix, the artistic moniker of Chantal Passamonte, who died this weekend aged 51, was the absolute […]

One Media Posts 10% Revenue Jump After Dropping $5.5MM On Music IP

One Media Posts 10% Revenue Jump After Dropping $5.5MM On Music IP

An aerial shot of Furzton Lake in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Photo Credit: Ethan Wilkinson One Media iP, which describes itself as a “digital media content provider which exploits intellectual digital property rights around music, video […]

Steven Spielberg Talks ‘E.T.’ And More At TCM Classic Film Festival – Deadline

Steven Spielberg Talks ‘E.T.’ And More At TCM Classic Film Festival – Deadline

Deadline The long-awaited live Hollywood return of the TCM Classic Film Festival arrived Thursday night with a biggie: The 40th anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s 1982 masterpiece E.T. The Extra Terrestrial. TCM had to go virtual the […]

Soundful Raises $3.8 Million From Universal Music, Disney, Other Backers

Soundful Raises $3.8 Million From Universal Music, Disney, Other Backers

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, […]

Xbox Achievements and Game Pass Mastermind Leaves Microsoft While The Company Pushes For In-Game Ads

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Chris Novak, the lead Xbox designer who revolutionized console user experiences forever by allowing players to see their cutscenes ruined by pop-up notifications referring to pointless achievements is leaving Xbox after 20 years. Now, even […]

Artist-Monetization Startup Trac Announces $2.5 Million Raise

Artist-Monetization Startup Trac Announces $2.5 Million Raise

Photo Credit: Melanie van Leeuwen Trac, which operates as “a one-stop-shop for artists to monetize and manage every aspect of their careers,” has officially announced a $2.5 million pre-seed round. Two-year-old Trac just recently unveiled […]

3LAU Wipes Out Artist’s Student Loan Debt With Cryptocurrency – EDM.com

3LAU Wipes Out Artist's Student Loan Debt With Cryptocurrency - EDM.com

Distressed by accumulating student loan debt, music producer and visual creative director Bdice reached out to 3LAU for feedback on an idea. What happened next changed the trajectory of his life forever. A multi-faceted creative, […]

The Waltons Are Building a Music Festival In the Ozarks – Format Festival

Bentonville Format Festival Waltons

Photo Credit: Brad The organizers of Lollapalooza have backing from the Walton family to build out a music festival in Bentonville, AR. The Format Festival (For Music+Art+Technology) will take place September 23-25, 2022. It will […]