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April 25, 2023 – Music Biz Member Universal Music Publishing Strikes Publishing Deal With Songwriter Maggie Rogers
Universal Music Publishing Group has signed an exclusive global publishing deal with songwriter Maggie Rogers. Following the release of her 2017 EP, “Now That The Light Is Fading,” she gained industry recognition and made her mark on the Billboard Heartseakers Album chart. In 2022, Rogers’ second studio album, “Surrender,” co-produced by UMPG songwriter Kid Harpoon, received widespread acclaim and reached #1 on the US Top Tastemaker Albums chart. “Maggie is one of my favorite songwriters,” said Jennifer Knoepfle,... Read More
April 24, 2023 – Music Biz Member Warner Chappell Strikes Global Publishing Deal With Oliver Tree
Warner Chappell has signed a global publishing deal with artist Oliver Tree. With more than two billion streams and one billion streams on his music videos, Oliver Tree hit the UK charts at No. 11 with “Voices,” his collaboration with KSI, hit No. 3 with “Miss You,” a collaboration with Robin Schulz. “We strive to work with artists and songwriters who push boundaries and move our culture forward with their creativity, and that’s exactly what Oliver Tree is doing with his career,” said Ryan Press,... Read More
April 24, 2023 – Music Biz Member Spotify UK Ups Leroy Harris To Head Of Marketing
Spotify UK has promoted Leroy Harris as the company’s Head of Marketing, UK and Ireland. In 2019, Harris joined Spotify as the. Since joining Spotify as Artist Marketing Lead in 2019,, he has led on projects including album campaigns for AJ Tracey, Dua Lipa and Sam Smith, as well as Spotify’s Carnival Sounds hub and RapUK Day 1 Club fan experience. “We’ve tasked him with taking our marketing activity to yet another level and, given Leroy previously held roles leading culture marketing for the likes of Red Bull and ASOS,... Read More
April 21, 2023 – Music Biz Member Universal Music Group Responds To ‘Fake Drake’ AI Track
Universal Music Group has responded to the popular AI-replicated Drake track, “heart on my sleeve,” that has accumulated more than 230,000 plays on YouTube and 625,000 plays on Spotify. The track has since been deleted from streaming platforms. “UMG’s success has been, in part, due to embracing new technology and putting it to work for our artists–as we have been doing with our own innovation around AI for some time already,” stated UMG. “With that said,... Read More
April 21, 2023 – Music Biz Member Amazon Music Partners With Rapper Lil Durk To Fund Howard University Scholarships
Amazon Music has partnered with rapper Lil Durk to fund the Durk Banks Endowment Fund that will provide two students from Chicago a $50,000 scholarship to attend Howard University. Developed by Amazon Music’s Hip Hop and R&B brand, Rotation and Lil Durk’s non-profit, Neighborhood Heroes, the fund will go towards the receiving student’s freshman year enrollment at Howard. “We are incredibly grateful to be the recipients of such generous support from Lil Durk, the Neighborhood Heroes Foundation,... Read More
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 SoundExchange’s pursuit of partnerships and technologies that maximize our performer lineups, so creators are compensated accurately in our monthly distributions,” said Michael Huppe,... 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, Taishi Fukuyama, “…to meet the unique needs of the Japanese market.” “Japanese music fans are like no others, and I believe will embrace Web3 faster than other markets,” said Bruno Guez,... 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 to read more from Digital Music News.... 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 collects in exchange for the advance allotted to the artist. Qualifying investors will be able to invest $1,000 or as much as $1 million into the deal. ... 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 Spotify where she managed all label advertising and on-platform global growth efforts. “At a time of rapid growth in our company,... Read More
