This month’s music supervision roundup from Emma Griffiths at Synchtank surveys the world of film, tv, advertising, gaming, business and more for the best and most interesting synch placements and news. ___________________________________ By Emma Griffiths of SynchTank Film and TV 10 Great Movie Music Moments by Michel Legrand (Variety) From…
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A2IM Announces First Ever SXSW Showcase
A2IM has announced their first ever showcase at this year’s SXSW featuring six acts from the rosters of U.S, based independent labels. " While planning the lineup, the most important goal was to have the acts best represent our unique and diverse membership, said Patrick Ferrell, Head of Label Relations…
Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings Acquires Atlas Music, Publisher For Brandi Carlile
Ithaca Holdings, the media holding company led by manager and music entrepreneur Scooter Braun (Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande) has acquired prominent music publisher Atlas Music. Founded in 2013 by Richard Stumpf, Atlas represents a significant music catalog that includes hits by Drake, Demi Lovato, Madonna, Ed Sheeran, and John Legend….
FRI. BRIEF: Behind Spotify’s Podcast Move • Scooter Buys Atlas • Techstars Music Class Of 2019 • More
FRIDAY 2.8.19
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Spotify’s Podcast Play Not A Sure Winner says MIDiA Analyst Mark Mulligan
Spotify declared itself an "audio-first’ streaming service on Wednesday with a $500 million push into podcasting led by the acquisition of Gimlet Media and Anchor, with other deals in the wings. But Spotify’s major podcast play is far from a sure bet, says top industry analyst Mark Mulligan of MIDiA….
Twitter Stock ↓10% Despite 5th Consecutive Quarterly Profit, Rise In Daily Active Users
UPDATE: Twitter posted its fifth profitable quarter in a row on Thursday in a pre-market report to investors. But that was not enough to satisfy the market which sent the stock down almost 10% in early afternoon trading. At 1:30 PM ET, Twitter’s stock was trading at $30.90 USD, down…
NMPA Warns Spotify May ‘Declare War’ On Songwriters Over 44% Royalty Rate Increase
The NMPA and its member music publishers are reminding songwriters and other publishers that Spotify and other digital music streamers thus far "won’t say" if they plan to appeal the 44% increase over five year in mechanical royalties to songwriters made official by the US Copyright Royalty Board this week….
Musiio Raises $1M To Bring Spotify-Like AI To Other Music Services, Labels, Publishers
Musiio has raised a $1 million seed round to continue development of its use of artificial intelligence (AI) which brings Spotify-like discovery and curation tools to other music services and AI driven A&R tools to labels and other music companies. Singapore’s Wavemaker Partners, US’s Exponential Creativity Ventures and undisclosed angels…
THU. BRIEF: Sonos Stock Plunges • Musiio Raises $1M • Marshmello’s Impact • PledgeMusic • More
THURSDAY 2.7.19
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PledgeMusic Advises Artists To Suspend All Campaigns [UPDATE]
Pledge Music has sent an email to artists with active crowdfunding campaigns advising them to "suspend" them immediately, Hypebot has confirmed. The company also suspended new fan contributions to all campaigns overnight Wednesday. Attempts to contribute to multiple campaigns on Thursday morning resulted in a pop-up reading: "Dear Fans, Unfortunately…