Daily News & Analysis Feeds - 2023
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September 20, 2023 – Music Biz Member TikTok & Billboard Partner To Launch TikTok Billboard Top 50 Chart
Short-form video streaming platform, TikTok and music & entertainment magazine, Billboard have partnered to debut the TikTok Billboard Top 50 Chart, a new weekly chart highlighting the most popular songs on the platform in the U.S. The chart’s stats will be based on a combination of creations, video views, and user engagement by the U.S.… Read More
September 20, 2023 – Music Biz Member Universal Music Group Launches Desi Trill Label With Ty-Ty Smith & Shabz Naqvi
Universal Music Group has launched Desi Trill Music, a new label venture which will be led by Ty-Ty Smith and Shabz Naqvi. The label will be dedicated to the emerging genre of Desi Trill, which combines the musical style of South Asian artists with modern genres. Desi Trill’s first releases will be available in October.… Read More
September 19, 2023 – Music Biz Member Spotify Launches AI-Powered ‘Daylist’ Playlist
Music streaming platform, Spotify has debuted Daylist, an AI-powered playlist which updates multiple times a day based upon users’ listening habits. The “hyper personalized” playlist refreshes hourly with a new title to complement each iteration. Users can manually save their favorite Daylist iterations before the playlist expires. Spotify has also made three Daylist sharecard options… Read More
September 19, 2023 – Music Biz Member BMG Signs Global Publishing Deal With Jennifer Lopez
International music company, BMG has signed a global recording and publishing partnership with Jennifer Lopez to release her upcoming ninth album. Per the deal, Nuyorican/BMG will release “This Is Me…Now,” Lopez’s first album in nine years and the sequel to her 2002 album, “This Is Me…Then.” “Jennifer Lopez is a global superstar artist, entertainer… a… Read More
September 18, 2023 – Music Biz Member Rimas Publishing Strikes Strategic Partnership With Muso.AI
Rimas Publishing has struck a partnership with music metadata company, Muso.AI. The new deal will enable a new standard for next-generation transparency among Rimas’ clients by allowing them to market their songwriters & producers, acquire new catalogs, and discover unpublished songwriters. Per the agreement, Rimas’s clients will be able to monitor their profile analytics on… Read More
September 18, 2023 – Music Biz Member YouTube Celebrates Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary With Legacy Party
Video streaming platform, YouTube honored Hip-Hop’s 50th anniversary and the genre’s impact in the UK during the second edition of its Legacy Party in London on September 7th. The event took place at London’s Royal Opera House where big names including Ms Dynamite, Mabel, Mahalia, Aitch and YouTube’s Lyor Cohen & Tuma Basa were in… Read More
September 15, 2023 – Music Biz Member Concord Announces Intent To Buy Round Hill Music Royalty Fund
Independent music company, Concord has agreed to acquire the share capital of Round HIll Music Royalty Fund Ltd, with the fund’s collection of music rights estimated at $469 million. If approved, Concord will obtain the rights to the fund’s 51 catalogs and 150,000 songs by artists including Alice in Chains, Bonnie Tyler, Bush, Bruno Mars,… Read More
September 14, 2023 – Music Biz Member Apple Acquires Classical Music Label BIS Records
Apple has announced that the company is set to acquire major Swedish Classical music record label, BIS Records. Per the acquisition, Apple intends to integrate BIS Records’s vast catalog into its Apple Music Classical streaming app and Platoon artist platform. “BIS will become part of Apple Music Classical and Platoon,” said Robert Von Bahr, Founder… Read More
September 14, 2023 – Music Biz Member Exceleration Music Acquires Redeye Worldwide
Independent music company, Exceleration Music has acquired global distribution and music services company, Redeye Worldwide, marking the company’s entry into the distribution space. Per the deal, Exceleration will establish a new distribution division which will operate under the Redeye name. The acquisition also includes Redeye’s in-house labels, Yep Roc and Sundazed in addition to its… Read More
September 13, 2023 – Music Biz Member Warner Chappell Music Signs Publishing Deal With Rapper Kaliii
Warner Chappell Music has signed a global administration deal with American rapper, Kaliii. With over 130 million streams, Kaliii’s accolades include her single “Area Codes” hitting No. 1 on Mediabase’s Rhythmic Airplay chart, a MTV Video Music Awards Nomination for Best New Artist, and a feature on “Barbie Dreams” by Fifty Fifty as part of… Read More
