CD Baby has entered into a partnership with digital content identification, licensing, and monetization platform Audible Magic. As part of the partnership, CD Baby will use Audible Magic’s RightsRx service to identify content rights conflicts prior to …
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Why Buy Disc Makers When CD Sales Are In Free Fall?
[UPDATED] While CD Baby and related digital properties were bought last week by Downtown Music for a reported $200 million, its physical good companies Disc Makers, BookBaby and Merchly were not a part of the deal. Now a newly created entity led by company executives, DIY Media Group, has acquired…
BUSINESS OF INDIE: Downtown Acquires CD Baby • Mojo Expands Catalog • Spinnin’ Records Turns 20 • More
In this Business Of Indie update, CD Baby is sold to Downtown Music, indie publisher Mojo expands its catalog, Spinnin’ Records turns 20, zines make a comeback and so much more. Like Hypebot’s More News section, The Business Of Indie is nestled under its own Indie tab at the top…
CD Baby, AVL Digital Acquired By Downtown Music
Downtown Music Holdings has acquired AVL Digital Group and its portfolio of music distribution, rights management and artist services businesses, including CD Baby, AdRev, DashGo and Soundrop. DMH is the company behind Downtown Music Publishing and Songtrust. The deal is estimated to be worth $200 million. In 2018, CD Baby…
Downtown buys CD Baby owner for $200m
AVL’s client base includes over 900,000 artists, labels and other rights holders
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CD Baby Adds Low Cost Audio, Banner Ad Placement For Indie Musicians, Labels
CD Baby’s Show.co marketing platform for independent musicians and labels has added the ability to purchase and run audio ad campaigns on Spotify, iHeart and other music platforms targeting a specific city or region with customized 30-second ads. Users can also target potential fans using banner ads on selected sites,…
CD Baby EU DIY Musician Conference Returns To BerkIee Valencia Campus Next Month
CD Baby is returning to the Berklee College of Music campus in Valencia, Spain for the European edition of its popular DIY Musician Conference. To be held on April 6-7, the conference is designed to impact self-managed artists’ careers through actionable ideas and advice. The DIY Musician conference has been…
CD Baby Confirms Aggressive International Expansion Plans with a Slew of New Regional Hires
Will CD Baby’s new regional Artist Support Centers truly provide the effective support local artists need to thrive? CD Baby has just confirmed a slew of new hires. As part of its international expansion plans, the company has made regional hires in ke…
CD Baby expands into Asia Pacific, makes key hires in Colombia, Canada and UK
CD Baby has new hires in Latin America, the UK and EU and Canada
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CD Baby, SACM Partner To Empower Independent Mexican Artists and Composers
CD Baby has partnered with SACM, Mexico’s only Performance Rights Organization. As part of the alliance, SACM has named CD Baby as their “preferred” distributor, and CD Baby will offer free submissions for SACM members to all digital music services. photo (l-r): Arturo Peěrez Courtade (SACM), Heli Del Moral (CD…