Sources: Universal Music and Warner Music are nearing landmark AI licensing deals with companies including Google, ElevenLabs, Stability AI, Suno, and Udio
Universal and Warner seek payment structure similar to streaming as more disruption looms — Universal Music and Warner Music …
As music from Universal Music Group artists disappears from TikTok, creators turn to royalty-free, almost-contextless sound clips
Reece Rogers / Wired : Bluesky: @crowslabyrinth.com . X: @wiredculture See also Mediagazer Bluesky: @crowslabyrinth.com : My bet is that UMG's actions will accelerate the adoption of AI generated mus...
As music from Universal Music Group artists disappears from TikTok, creators turn to royalty-free, almost-contextless sound clips
More Universal Music songs are disappearing from TikTok as the two companies fail to reach new agreements. Sound clips are ready for their big break. Bluesky: @crowslabyrinth.com . X: @wiredculture a...
UMG begins pulling its artists' music from TikTok after negotiations failed; videos featuring UMG-owned songs will be muted, and users can pick a new soundtrack
- Publisher behind Drake and Taylor Swift pushes for better pay — Videos featuring Universal Music-owned songs will be muted
Profile of Abu Dhabi-based music streaming service Anghami, which has 1.4M paying subscribers and 70M total users, as it goes public via a $220M SPAC merger
the business model and the music we listen to https://restofworld.org/... via @restofworld Yinka Adegoke / @yinkawrites : @Mark_Mulligan ... As Universal Music digital EVP Michael Nash told me: “There...
Profile of Abu Dhabi-based music streaming service Anghami, which has 1.4M paying subscribers and 70M total users, as it goes public via a $220M SPAC merger
Anghami is a case study in how the music business is being gradually transformed from outside its core centers of New York, Los Angeles and London. Tweets: @yinkawrites , @yinkawrites , @restofworld ,...
Spotify reports 108M paying subscribers in Q2, up 31% YoY, revenue of €1.67B, up 31% YoY, and an operating loss of €3M
Spotify Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times : Spotify misses a beat as subscriber numbers disappoint Manish Singh / TechCrunch : Spotify hits 108M paying users and 232M overall, but its average revenue pe...
Source: Snap in talks to license the catalogs of Sony Music, Universal Music, and Warner Music, which will allow Snapchat users to include songs in their posts
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Source: Snap is in talks to license catalogs of Sony Music, Universal Music, and Warner Music, which will allow Snapchat users to include songs in their posts
Snap wants to up Snapchat's music game. — The company has been in negotiations with music companies including the big three …
Sources: Pandora's new music services could launch as early as Thursday; deals set with Universal Music, Sony, and Merlin, but not yet Warner Music
Sources say it's aiming for a Thursday launch. — Pandora wants to launch two new music services, and it may be ready to do it this week.