eBay has allied with Record Store Day to allow independent stores access to 179 million eBay buyers. Record Store Day is a celebration of independent record stores across the United States, and a decidedly offline event. In fact, the entire point of R…
Category archives: Music Distribution
CD Baby/Downtown Inks a Deal With Audible Magic for Pre-Release Copyright Protection
CD Baby just inked a partnership with Audible Magic to identify potential rights infringement claims on tracks before distribution. Infringement claims are becoming increasingly common and contentious. Now, CD Baby is hoping to address potential issue…
PPL Reaches Record Q1 International Revenue Distribution
British collecting society PPL has reported its largest Q1 international revenue distribution. For the first quarter of 2019, the company for performers and labels collected £16.1 million ($21 million) from over 50 global collective management organiza…
Downtown’s $200 Million Buyout of CD Baby Only Included Digital — Now There’s a Physical Spin-off
Last week, Downtown Music dropped $200 million to purchase AVL Digital Group and its crown jewel, CD Baby. The deal also included other AVL-owned digital properties, including AdRev, DashGo and Soundrop. What the deal didn’t include were a slew of phy…
Downtown Music Acquires CD Baby Owner AVL Digital Group (Price Tag: $200 Million)
One of the music industry’s hottest distributors has been gobbled up. CD Baby parent AVL Holdings have just been acquired for roughly $200 million. The buyer, Downtown Music Holdings, gobbled the distributor and various associated AVL properties, inclu…
ampsuite 5 Introduces Significant Content Management and Royalty Accounting Enhancements for Labels
ampsuite 5 is here! The following article comes from ampsuite, a proud partner of DMN. Since its launch in 2012, ampsuite has been providing record labels with a suite of software aimed at streamlining their workflow and automating most of the logistic…
Spotify Names Another ‘Recommended Label Distributor’ — Absolute Label Services
Spotify for Artists has quietly added a recommend label distributor. Last October, Spotify made a surprising move into the digital distribution business. Apple Music soon followed close behind. The streaming music giant had quietly selected 5 preferre…
K-pop Powerhouse JYP Entertainment Inks Global Distribution Pact With The Orchard
Sony Music Entertainment is deepening its ties into the massively successful K-pop genre through a new partnership with JYP Entertainment (JYPE). The deal between JYPE and The Orchard grants global digital and physical distribution rights to the Sony s…
Warner Music Signs Licensing Deal with Dubset
Universal remains the only major label to hold out its catalog from artists and DJs on Dubset. Several months ago, SoundCloud signed a major partnership with a licensing startup. Working closely with the indie streaming music service, Dubset agreed to …
Sony Signed a 7-Year $250 Million Distribution Deal for Michael Jackson’s Recordings Last Year
Thanks to Leaving Neverland, Sony Music may now stand to lose out big-time for distributing Michael Jackson’s recordings. The Leaving Neverland fallout continues for the late Michael Jackson. In the controversial documentary, Wade Robson and James Safe…