Round Hill’s publicly-traded UK fund has published its first set of interim financial results, for the period ended June 30, 2021
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Author archives: Music Business Worldwide
Roblox games developer Supersocial raises $5.2m from investors including Warner Music Group ‘to build iconic metaverse experiences’
Round was led by Initial Capital
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Music startup Tully, founded by Joyner Lucas and manager Dhruv Joshi, partners with Symphonic Distribution
Tully’s services range from workflow management, to asset management, as well as templated contracts
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Tencent-backed Pex launches new copyright dispute resolution service in partnership with WIPO Center
New service is available within Pex’s Attribution Engine
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Live music booking platform GigRealm launches in the UK, partners with CD Baby, Ivors Academy and others
Platform gives artists direct access to venues, independent promoters and one-off event organizers
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Sony Music launches ‘Artist Assistance’ program to promote Wellness for its signed talent
Susan Moultrie also appointed Senior Vice President of Artist Initiatives and Business Administration
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Matt Pincus-backed HIFI buys AI-powered artist funding startup The Music Fund
Company counts Warner Music Group as an investor
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Lena Franklin appointed Vice President, Marketing at Def Jam Recordings
Franklin previously contributed to campaigns for Jay Rock, ScHoolboy Q and Kendrick Lamar
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Quincy Jones-backed emotional AI startup Musimap acquired by Utopia Music
The firm’s APIs use proprietary AI to generate emotional metadata for clients
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Joe Belliotti named CEO of MassiveMusic North America
Belliotti is a former Head of Global Music at The Coca-Cola Company
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