In this interview David Weiszfeld sat down to discuss his successful startup venture Soundcharts, which acts as a system for monitoring artists’ activity on social media and streaming platforms. _______________________ Guest post by James Martin of Midem After leaving Universal Music France in 2013, David Weiszfeld founded an artist management…
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Do Promoters Have Credibility After Live Nation Acquisition?
Amplify’s David Brooks explores the idea of selling out in 2018, what it means for independent promoters, and whether or not they can maintain their credibility after being acquired by Live Nation. _________________________ Guest post by Dave Brooks of Amplify One of my favorite movies growing up was SLC Punk,…
Concert Crowd-Funding Platform Weeshing Launches In US
Several startups have tried to launch crowdfunding concert services in the U.S. and failed to gain traction. But Weeshing, which has already found success in South and Central America and attracted $9 million in funding, has just entered the American market. _________________________________________ Weeshing, a concert crowdfunding platform that’s found ample…
Round Hill Raises New $263 Million Music Investment Fund
Round Hill Music Royalty Partners announced that it has raised $263 million for a second music investment fund. The private equity firm has taken stakes in music copyrights from The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Bruno Mars and others. Funds created by Round Hill, Kobalt and others are part of a growing…
Live Nation, Songkick Settle Lawsuit For $110 Million
Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary have agreed to pay a reported $110 million for the remaining assets of Songkick, ending a longstanding lawsuit between the two companies. Last year, Warner Music Group acquired the Songkick name and portion of the technology dedicated to concert discovery. Live Nation has now…
Discogs Scores New $2.5M Investment
Online music database and vinyl marketplace Discogs has raised $2.5 million. The additional funding comes from former Warner Music Group board member Jörg Mohaupt, who will join the company’s board of directors. Mohaupt is also head of Technology, Media and Telecommunications at Access Industries, and serves on the boards of…
CD Baby Parent AVL Digital Acquires DashGo, AdRev
AVL Digital Group, the parent company of CD Baby, DiscMakers, Oasis and Show.co has acquired AudioMicro and its AdRev and DashGo divisions. The purchase adds strong b2b capabilities serving record labels and publishers, as well as its strong base of D.I.Y. artists. AudioMicro includes YouTube monetization platform AdRev, a YouTube…
LiveXLive Completes Slacker Acquisition
LiveXLive Media, Inc. announced that they have closed its acquisition of Slacker Radio, the streaming music and personalized radio subscription service. Focused on U.S. and Canadian markets, Slacker was founded in 2004 by Dennis Mudd, the former CEO of MusicMatch, and Celite Milbrand. An early entry into the streaming market,…
How The Wixen Lawsuit Impacts Spotify’s Upcoming Public Stock Offering
Since Wixen Music Publishing filed its $1.6 billion lawsuit against Spotify, speculation has run rampant as to how this and other court actions would hurt Spotify’s nearing IPO. Spotify isn’t commenting, but industry analyst Mark Mulligan has taken a look at all we know and come to some interesting and…
Why Does Apple Want Shazam?
The recent acquisition of Shazam by Apple for a relatively modest 400 million has left many wondering what the tech giant could want with the music identification service. Given that Apple has had similar infrastructure for some time, it seems the purchase was likely motivated more by interest in Shazam’s…