Beatles' 'Let It Be' Film Heads to Disney+, Restored by Peter Jackson

For decades, the attitude toward the documentary “Let It Be” in the Beatles‘ camp seemed to be: Let it rest in peace. But the film is finally going to be seen again. A restored version of the 1970 movie is coming soon to Disney+, the same service that brought fans “The Beatles: Get Back,” the 2021 Peter Jackson docuseries that used outtakes from director Michael Lindsay-Hogg‘s original film.

Music funding platform beatBread partners with Kobalt, AMRA to offer clients publishing administration

Four-year-old beatBread offers advances to artists using an algorithm that forecasts earnings potential by analyzing an artist’s streaming and social data to generate an offer. The automated system means an advance can land in artist’s bank account within days of applying.

BEAT Music Fund Acquires Cloud 9 Music; Armada Music Forms Armada Music Group as Parent Company

This strategic move underscores Armada’s mission to position itself as the best partner in the in-demand global electronic dance industry, projected to reach $20.9 billion by 2033.

alphabeats Partners with Feed.fm to Soundtrack Neurofeedback Training

alphabeats launched their neurotech wearable in the US today pioneering a revolution in how athletes train their minds. By harnessing the power of music, alphabeats empowers individuals to tap into a music-induced flow state—unlocking their full potential with innovative neurofeedback training techniques.

Music Licensing Super Highway: The Rights Launches Music Clearance Infrastructure for Growing Sync Licensing Traffic

The Rights Sync Licensing Clearance Platform reduces the back-and-forth required to secure an audiovisual music synchronization license (aka a “sync”) for commercial music by at least 90%. It turns an inefficient system of manual paperwork and administrative burden into a streamlined quote, licensing and payment flow.

Amazon Music follows Spotify with an AI playlist generator of its own, Maestro

Spotify isn’t the only company to dabble with using AI to generate playlists — on Tuesday, Amazon said it would do the same. Amazon Music is now testing Maestro, an AI playlist generator, allowing U.S. customers on both iOS and Android to create playlists using spoken or written prompts — which can even contain emojis.

Hans Zimmer Composed a Tron 'Anthem' for Justin Sun—Yes, Really

Controversial crypto founder Justin Sun now has his own Hollywood anthem, though it’s still unclear whether he paid for it.

Warner Chappell Music and ICE expand their partnership

Fancy learning a new music industry acronym? You know you do. Meet PEDL – Pan-European Digital Licensing to give the full name.

Fortnite Creative Mode's "Beat Builder" reaches 100k players

Karta, an award-winning metaverse studio pioneering the world of in-game experiential marketing, continues to push the boundaries of music game innovation as its latest project, Beat Builder, reaches 100,000 players.

TikTok partners with AXS to sell tickets for live events worldwide

TikTok said today that it has partnered with ticketing company AXS to sell tickets for events worldwide. The ByteDance-owned app is introducing this feature in the U.S., U.K., Sweden and Australia at launch. Users in these regions can tap on the events highlighted in videos or on artists’ profiles to buy tickets through AXS.

PPL reports all-time record revenue for 2023, at $352m

Revenues at the UK collective management organization have now surpassed pre-pandemic highs

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