Soundstripe teams up with Orfium, Tuned Global, Music Reports and Cyanite

Music-licensing firm Soundstripe is cooking up something new for 2025, and this week it has announced four partners who it is working with.

beatBread Joins WIN Supporters Program to Champion Global Indie Music Community

Through this collaboration beatBread will actively contribute to WIN’s work of facilitating connections between independents around the world, promoting the values and value of independent music, and leveling the playing field for the benefit of all.

After two years of stealth development, TikTok challenger Connyct launches early access

Post-secondary students in the United States can get exclusive early access to the platform.

Kate Bush’s Decade-Old Song Is Finally A Single–And A Hit

The reclusive singer-songwriter scores a new win on the U.K. charts this week. She doesn’t have something new out, though. Instead, a song that’s already been available for many years has finally managed to become something of a hit.

Study explores economic value of the German music industry

A recent report commissioned by German music-industry bodies outlines the economic value of music there.

Audiomack hits 10m active users; strikes partnership with India’s oldest label, Saregama

Deal to bring 'thousands' of Bollywood hits and regional language tracks to the platform's global listener base.

UMG sues Tunecore and Believe: $500M in ‘industrial scale infringement’

UMG sues Tunecore and Believe for what it says is “industrial-scale copyright infringement” worth at least $500 million in damages. Concord Music Group and ABKCO Music & Records are also plaintiffs.

Spotify launches ‘Fresh Finds Saudi: Class 2k24’ residency

Spotify is the latest company increasing its activities in Saudi Arabia’s music industry.

Rostrum Pacific unveils AI-powered music distribution platform SpaceHeater

The platform, currently in beta testing, is set to officially launch in early 2025 and access will be by invite only. It is said to be “the first in the market to offer AI attribution via Sureel AI.”

Fiverr’s Musical Seeks to Quell Fears About AI

Broadway-style musical spoofs are popular tropes in adland. Plus—newsflash!—the business world is obsessed with AI. What if some clever brand combined these elements? What might that be like?

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