Daily News & Analysis Feeds - 2023
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April 20, 2023 – Music Biz Member SoundExchange Strikes Metadata Partnership With Music Story
Music tech organization SoundExchange has partnered with global music metadata leader Music Story to enhance the company’s sound recordings database. Per the partnership, Music Story will offer its high-quality contributor data for old and new recordings to improve SoundExchange’s metadata accuracy in royalty payments to registered creators. “This integration is the latest step forward in… Read More
April 18, 2023 – Music Biz Member Revelator Partners With Music Tech Agency PRTL
Music business tech solutions company, Revelator has expanded into Japan thanks to a new partnership with music tech agency, PRTL. Per the agreement, Revelator will introduce its Web2 and Web3 solutions to, “…a market that is experiencing rapid streaming growth and is wildly enthusiastic about NFTs.” The company will work with PRTL’s founder & CEO,… Read More
April 18, 2023 – YouTube Music Releases Real-Time Lyrics Feature Across Android & iOS
YouTube Music has launched real-time lyrics for the platform’s Android and iOS app users. After more than an year of testing, the music streaming platform has adopted a karaoke-style scrolling lyrics seen on other music streaming services. The feature will roll out availability to Google smart home devices and other smart displays soon. Click here… Read More
April 17, 2023 – Music Biz Member beatBread Introduces sliceNote Fractional Investing Tool
Music funding platform, beatBread has released a new tool named sliceNote that will enable investors to buy a share of the profits made from the platform’s funding of independent artists. Once the investor has chosen the artist they want to finance, the new feature will allow them to buy a share of the revenue beatBread… Read More
April 14, 2023 – Music Biz Member Cinq Music Appoints Amanda Tumulty As VP, Global Marketing
Cinq Music Group has named Amanda Tumulty as the company’s new VP of Global Marketing. In her new role, she will oversee all marketing strategies for Cinq’s roster and brand across multiple global territories. Prior to joining Cinq, Tumulty served on the Global Consumer Marketing team at Universal Music Group, and held a position at… Read More
April 13, 2023 – Music Biz 2023: SoundExchange To Receive First Impact Award for Technological Excellence At 2023 Bizzy Awards
SoundExchange’s Michael Huppe will accept honor duringMay 17th Awards Dinner, sponsored by The LSS Group at RBC Wealth Management April 13, 2023 — The Music Business Association (Music Biz) today announces that it will present the first edition of a new Bizzy Award, the Impact Award for Technological Excellence, to SoundExchange at the second annual… Read More
April 13, 2023 – Music Biz Member TuneCore Strikes Partnership To Support Gritty In Pink INPINK Talent Hub
TuneCore has announced a new partnership with women’s empowerment organization, Gritty In Pink. Following the release of the company’s third annual BE THE CHANGE gender equality study, TuneCore will support Gritty In Pink’s recently launched INPINK marketplace that serves as an online resource for music industry entities to find and hire women and underrepresented individuals… Read More
April 12, 2023 – The Future Of What Episode #206 — Black Lives in Music CEO, Charisse Beaumont
Black Lives in Music (BLiM) began as after Blackout Tuesday in 2020 to combat issues of systemic racism in the UK music industry. After learning there was no available data on the topic, the organization commissioned a survey of 2,000+ artists & industry professionals about issues & perception of racism in the region. In our… Listen
April 12, 2023 – Music Biz Member Sony Music U.S. Latin Strikes Global Deal With Chilean Singer Polimá Westcoast
Sony Music U.S. Latin has signed a global deal with Chilean singer-songwriter, Polimá Westcoast. Per the agreement, Westcoast will be expanding his relationship with the label after previously signing with Sony Music Entertainment Chile in 2019. “We are very happy to continue working with Polimá Westcoast, who has proven to be one of the most… Read More
April 11, 2023 – Music Biz Member Warner Records Promotes TJ Landig To SVP, Marketing
Warner Records has promoted TJ Landig to SVP of Marketing. Throughout his 16 year old tenure at Warner Records, he has worked on campaigns for artists including Joji, Mac Miller, Ali Gatie, Bryce Vine, Ricky Montgomery, Sub Urban, Zach Bryan and Benson Boone. In 2006, Landig joined Warner Records in 2006 as an A&R intern… Read More
