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LYRICFIND ACQUIRES ROTOR VIDEOS AND PARTNERS WITH CD BABY, EXPANDING VIDEO CREATION PUSH

LyricFind, a lyric licensing and data services company, has acquired Belfast-based Rotor Videos, expanding its portfolio of lyric-based solutions and supporting its recent push into the video creation market. Rotor Videos is a company that provides tools and resources for musicians and labels to create music videos quickly and easily.  Its platform allows musicians and labels […]

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MICROSOFT’S AI CHATBOT COPILOT CAN NOW COMPOSE SONGS FROM TEXT PROMPTS VIA INTEGRATION WITH GENERATIVE MUSIC APP SUNO

Microsoft’s AI-powered chatbot, Copilot, has teamed up with Suno, a generative AI music app, allowing Copilot users to compose songs with a simple text prompt. Users can now input prompts like “Create a pop song about adventures with your family,” and Suno, through a plug-in, transforms these ideas into complete songs. The generated songs include

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SOCIAL MUSIC MARKETING STARTUP BREAKR RAISES $1.9M IN FRESH CAPITAL

Over two years after raising $4.2 million in funding, music marketing platform Breakr has attracted another $1.9 million in fresh capital, bringing its total funding to $8.7 million and its valuation to $20 million. The latest round of financing was led by Slow Ventures, TechCrunch reports. The venture capital firm also led Breakr’s previous round. Breakr plans to use the latest

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BMG ACQUIRES RECORDED MUSIC CATALOG OF FRENCH ICON ALAIN CHAMFORT

BMG has acquired the recorded catalog of Alain Chamfort, the French pop singer and composer known for such hits as Manureva, La Fièvre Dans Le Sang and Géant. The deal comprises 13 of Chamfort’s albums, representing a majority of the 21 albums he’s released since the early 1970s, counting live albums and compilations. Among them are Poses, Amour Année Zéro, Tendres Fièvres and Secrets Glacés. Additionally, Chamfort has signed with

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EUROPEAN MUSIC MANAGERS ALLIANCE DEEPENS PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUTUBE MUSIC

The European Music Managers Alliance (EMMA) and YouTube Music are expanding their existing collaboration, a move set to benefit over 2,000 music managers across Europe. Building upon EMMA’s partnership with YouTube Music on its pan-European mentoring program, launched in 2019, the enhanced partnership will support EMMA’s efforts in providing professional development services, expert-led training and network-building opportunities for managers

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LUMINATE STICKS TO ITS GUNS OVER CHANGE IN REPORTING THAT WILL IMPACT PHYSICAL MUSIC SALES ON BILLBOARD CHARTS

Luminate, the company that compiles the data used to build Billboard music charts, says it’s sticking by a controversial plan to change how it measures US physical music sales that some in the industry fear will mean underreporting of sales from indie music stores. In a statement sent to indie retailers and music groups last Wednesday (December

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TIKTOK’S FIRST EVER LIVE CONCERT WAS WATCHED BY OVER 33.5M UNIQUE VIEWERS

TikTok’s ‘TikTok In The Mix’ concert took place on Sunday, December 10, 2023, at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona. The five-hour event featured headliners including Cardi B, Niall Horan, Anitta, Charlie Puth, Offset, and Peso Pluma, special performances by Reneé Rapp, and up-and-coming artists from TikTok’s Elevate program, Isabel LaRosa, Kaliii, LU KALA, and Sam Barber. TikTok In The Mix marked the platform’s first-ever live

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BMG ACQUIRES FURTHER STAKE IN ‘99 LUFTBALLONS’ BY GERMAN BAND NENA

Germany-headquartered BMG Rights Management has increased its holdings in the music catalog of Nena, the German band behind the iconic hit 99 Luftballoons. The company announced on Tuesday (December 19) that it has acquired singer Nena’s US recording copyright and ROW artist royalties, in addition to three band members’ artist shares, to add to its existing shares in

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WILL JENNINGS, LYRICIST BEHIND ‘MY HEART WILL GO ON’ AND ‘TEARS IN HEAVEN’, SELLS CATALOG TO LANCE FREED AND FUJI MUSIC

Legendary lyricist Will Jennings, known for crafting some of the most beloved hits of the last five decades, has sold his extensive catalog to a publishing company headed by music publisher Lance Freed and Fuji Music Group. The acquisition, announced on December 12, was made through an exclusive joint venture between Freed’s new publishing company, All Clear

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GRIMES PARTNER CREATESAFE INKS AI MUSIC CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUNDS.STUDIO

CreateSafe’s artificial intelligence-powered music tech studio TRINITI has teamed up with music production platform SOUNDS.STUDIO to provide AI music creation and services for musicians and artists. Starting Tuesday (December 19), SOUNDS.STUDIO will integrate TRINITI’s AI technology into its platform, allowing users to create and distribute music all in one place. This includes access to the GrimesAI voice

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