TUESDAY BRIEF: TikTok + UnitedMasters, $100M Imagine Dragons Concord Deal, New A2IM Board, More
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Why A Social Media Detox Might Be Just What You Need For Your Career
Taking a break from social media might sound appealingly relaxing, but if your business is tied to your social channels, it might also seem like an impossibility. Here, Angela Mastrogiacomo. Continue reading
Google Play Music Shuttering Permanently
The latest casualty in the streaming wars, it seems Google has decided to throw in the towel on their Google Play Music service, and will be replacing it with YouTube. Continue reading
WMG Acquires Social Content Publisher IMGN
Warner Music Group has acquired social media content publisher IMGN for close to $100 million. IMGN is best known for creating viral TikTok, Snap and Instagram content that helps major. Continue reading
How Moses Sumney Tweaked The Release Model [Troy Carter, Phil Waldorf Interview]
Already an acclaimed music success, R&B artist Moses Sumney decided to switch things up with the release of his sophomore album by dropping one half of the 20-track græ in. Continue reading
Billboard, Bandsintown Present ‘Live Music Streaming: The Future Is Now’
On Thursday, August 20th Billboard and Bandsintown have partnered to present “Live Music Streaming: The Future Is Now,” an online summit presented in association with SoundExchange. [See below for 50%. Continue reading
TikTok Rival Triller Licences All 3 Majors, Merlin [UPDATE]
UPDATE: TikTok rival Triller has inked a deal to access a global catalog of 80 million tracks including music from Sony, UMG, Warner Music Group and Merlin. Contrary to some. Continue reading
Amazon Music, Audible To Add Free Podcasts
Amazon Music and its Audible service will add free podcasts, but a key clause in the terms of service sent off alarm bells throughout the podcasting community. Amazon was requiring. Continue reading
QUICK HITS: LÜM Adds Funding • WMG, BMG. Sony/ATV, Concord Sign
Music discovery startup LÜM has closed a Seed II round and will use the funds to continue its launch of a virtual gifting system implemented to help the development and. Continue reading
