Member Updates
Music Biz broadcasts the latest announcements from around our community on our social feeds as our member companies continue to push the industry forward. If you are launching a new product, have been featured in an industry trade publication, or have a major announcement coming soon, we’d love to help spread the word — share it with Henryk Bik, Music Biz’s Communications & Content Manager, at henryk.bik@musicbiz.org.
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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
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 across all industry disciplines. “TuneCore has presented the BE THE CHANGE study, now in its third year, to help define the reasons behind gender discrimination and propose solutions to create a more equitable music industry for the future,” said Andreea Gleeson,... Read More
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 talented and creative artists of his generation,” added Alex Gallardo, president of Sony Music U.S. Latin. “We are confident that together we can bring his music to new audiences worldwide.... 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 and Radio Promotion assistant before transitioning to the marketing department. In his new role, Landig will report to EVP of Marketing &... Read More
April 11, 2023 – Music Biz Member Spotify Set To Shut Down Spotify Live Feature
Music streaming platform Spotify is discontinuing its Spotify Live standalone app, with operations officially expected to cease on April 30th. The company is expected to host more live offerings in the future, albeit within the main Spotify app ecosystem. “While we believe that there is a future for live fan-creator interactions in the Spotify ecosystem, based on our learnings, it no longer makes sense as a separate, standalone app,” said a Spotify rep. “We’ve also seen promising results in the artist-focused use case of listening parties,... Read More
