Andrew Bergman and Justin Kalifowitz on Downtown Music Holdings, present and future…
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Create Music Group acquires India-based distribution and rights management firm Nirvana Digital
Nirvana Digital says that it serves over 20 billion minutes of video each month
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Anderson .Paak launches new record label APESHIT INC in collaboration with Universal Music Group
APESHIT INC. will be based in Los Angeles
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AI-powered music-making Roblox game developer Splash raises $20m ‘to launch the next generation of superstars’
Funding round was co-led by Amazon’s Alexa Fund and BITKRAFT Ventures with participation from Khosla Ventures and King River Capital
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Introducing Trailblazer: The Richard Antwi Award at The A&R Awards 2021
Award will recognise the achievements of an up-and-coming entrepreneur who has made waves in the music business
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FUGA inks global delivery platform services deal with Beggars Group
Downtown Music Holdings-owned B2B music distributor FUGA has struck a global delivery platform services deal with Beggars Group, one of the world’s leading independent music rights firms. UK-headquartered Beggars owns 50% stakes in labels such as XL Re…
Reservoir acquires songs of multi-platinum country songwriter Stephony Smith
The deal includes the multi-platinum single It’s Your Love by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
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Vevo unveils 2022’s Artists To Watch, partners with MBW to showcase rising stars
Leading global video platform reveals first influential tastemaker list of the year
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Tim & Danny Music and Warner Chappell strike exclusive global publishing deal with Sam Smith
Deal signifies first signing to come from Tim & Danny Music and Warner Chappell Music’s new long-term publishing partnership
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Tempo Music buys majority stake in master recordings and compositions of two albums by Korn
Company has also acquired the perpetual license (income stream) for the band’s MTV Unplugged album
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