Platform aims to enable fractional music ownership through its own version of NFTs
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Author archives: Music Business Worldwide
NFT platform Unblocked to release Cyprus Hill digital collectables in partnership with Primary Wave
Unblocked investors include Shawn Mendes, music manager Andrew Gertler and more
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Sony Music buys $100m of shares in NetEase’s music service; Chinese platform’s IPO set for December 2
Sony Music named as Cornerstone Investor ahead of IPO
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Synchtank raises $5.8m in Series A funding round led by Octopus Ventures
Latest investment brings firm’s total raised in the past year to $6.6m
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Aaron Bogucki promoted to Global Head of Audience Development at AWAL
AWAL launches newly structured global team who will specialize in identifying, targeting and engaging artists’ audiences around the world
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Why the ’80/20 rule’ will be crucial to Hipgnosis’ mission to buy billions of dollars of music catalogs in 2022 and beyond
Hipgnosis has over $2.5 billion of deals in the pipeline. The question of who’s going to pay for them requires a complex but important answer.
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Voice and music recognition firm SoundHound to list on NASDAQ with $2.1bn valuation via SPAC merger
Firm has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners Co
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Josh Van Valkenburg promoted to Executive Vice President, Creative, at Sony Music Publishing Nashville
Van Valkenburg’s signings have garnered over 70 No. 1 hits on Country radio
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Levantine Music joins independent licensing agency IMPEL
Los Angeles-based publisher is focused on music from the MENA region
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AI-powered music platform Aimi raises $20m in Series B funding round
Platform uses Artificial Intelligence to play an ‘endless’ stream of music created by DJs and producers
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