UnitedMasters expands its reach into Africa, partners with Nigerian producer Sarz to ’empower the next generation of African talent’Partnership will provide access to 'brand and sync opportunities, and capital' for Sarz' 1789 imprint to develop talent from Africa
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Study shows who wins and loses if music streamers adopt user-centric paymentsAn extensive new study examines how a shift to user-centric music-streaming payments will impact artists. While careful not to advocate for or against a shift from the current payment model,. Continue reading
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European Parliament working on music streaming market reportArtists' remuneration from music streaming expected to “dominate” the study, reports Politico
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What do music managers do? The man behind Motley Crue, Blondie answersAs President of 10th Street Entertainment, Chris Nilsson heads a team that manages Five Finger Death Punch, Motley Crue, Blondie, Bad Wolves, and more. He joins Michael Brandvold and Jay. Continue reading
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Copyright Royalty Board reform is needed now [Dr. Richard Burgess]Congress created the Copyright Royalty Board to untangle the complexities of statutory copyright licenses and royalty distribution. But to deliver on its mission, the CRB urgently needs reform, writes Dr.. Continue reading
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Redeye and AudioSalad Partner UpRedeye Worldwide and AudioSalad announced today a partnership for global digital delivery and technical services. The deal will see Redeye leverage AudioSalad’s best-in-class digital delivery and analytics solutions, while implementing an extensive technical integration between Redeye and AudioSalad’s proprietary platforms. AudioSalad will provide support across all digital operations and power Redeye’s supply chain and licensing strategy with the global DSPs.

Redeye’s Business Development Director, Hank Stockard said: 

"Redeye has been familiar with AudioSalad and their team for years. It has been exciting to watch their continued growth as a major player in the marketplace. We feel strongly that AudioSalad represents the best in industry-leading digital delivery, analytics, and customer service. We are thrilled to move into a partnership with AudioSalad that will provide our labels and artists with all the tools they need to maximize their potential in the digital space."

Redeye is a leading worldwide distribution and music services company headquartered in North Carolina with offices in London, Berlin, Toronto, Montreal, Paris, Gothenburg, Copenhagen, Oslo, and Sydney. Redeye has a strategically-located global team designed to meet partners' international distribution, marketing, and label service needs. Their regional teams provide established relationships with DSPs, physical distribution partners, and PR professionals. Redeye provides distribution services for clients such as Beggars Group, Domino Records, New West Records, Daptone Records, Innovative Leisure, Mexican Summer, Yep Roc Records, and others.

AudioSalad's Head of Business Development, Patrick Ferrell, added: 

"We are absolutely thrilled that Redeye has entrusted AudioSalad to be a core component of their digital operations. Redeye has rightfully earned a strong reputation within the independent sector as a preeminent global music company and as their digital distribution arm continues to grow, this partnership will bolster their value proposition and technical aptitude."Founded in 2014 by award winning software engineers Iain Catling and Deane Thomas,  AudioSalad is an industry-leading technology platform that offers content management, analytics, delivery, and distribution solutions for the independent music sector.

AudioSalad CEO, Iain Catling added:

"We are delighted that Redeye has selected AudioSalad to power its digital operations and strategy. We look forward to a mutually beneficial partnership for years to come."AudioSalad’s best-in-class platform allows clients to efficiently manage their repertoire, streamline digital operations, and implement their preferred licensing strategy with global DSPs. Over the last decade AudioSalad has amassed a global client base with over 16 million audio and video assets under management. Their technical aptitude has established a strong reputation within the digital music sector, achieving the status of an Apple Music Preferred Distributor and a Spotify Preferred Delivery Platform, in addition to being a preferred technology partner of Merlin.

With offices in New York City, Los Angeles, and London, AudioSalad works with record labels, rights-holders, and distributors, such as Secretly Distribution / Secretly Group, Mushroom Group, ATO Records, Mad Decent, Stones Throw, and many more to provide best-in-class solutions for their digital business.

AudioSalad was acquired by SESAC Music Group in February 2023 and has recently expanded their operations and product offerings, including hiring Tom Deakin as Head of EMEA and launching VideoSalad, a standalone music video delivery product.

Meta just released an AI music generator that was trained on 20,000 hours of licensed musicResearchers at Facebook's parent company have developed an AI text-to-music generator called MusicGen
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TuneCore partners with Grimes to distribute AI collaborationsTuneCore artists can distribute collaborations created through Grimes' Elf.Tech AI to streaming platforms
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Maria Schneider’s YouTube Content ID lawsuit ends in DismissalWhat began as an important battle to give independent artists more control over their content on YouTube has ended in an 11th-hour dismissal. Three years ago, independent musician Maria Schneider,. Continue reading
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A simple guide to Understanding Spotify AnalyticsAll those numbers and graphs may be daunting at first, but this guide is here to help you interpret your Spotify analytics so you make the next steps in your. Continue reading
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7 New Facts about Twitter’s Algorithm + how to make them work for YouIf you are an avid Twitter user or trying to grow on the platform, these seven facts will be a game changer for the success of your posts… by Bobby. Continue reading
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Spotify sold music creation app Soundtrap back to its ownersSpotify has sold the music creation app Soundtrap back to its founders Per Emanuelsson and Bjorn Melinder a little more than 5 years after the streamer bought it for what. Continue reading
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Getting It Done: Last week in D.I.Y. & Indie MusicLast week, our tips and advice for independent and do-it-yourself musicians covered how to copyright and protect your music, why pre-save links are crucial for music marketing, and more… How. Continue reading
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REWIND: The new music industry’s week in reviewLast week was another busy week by any definition and the music industry was no exception, with Spotify’s summer predictions announced, Gen Z’s alcohol consumption (or lack thereof) affecting live. Continue reading
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Emily Wolfe Partners with Epiphone on 'White Wolfe Sheraton' GuitarEpiphone has announced the release of the Epiphone Emily Wolfe “White Wolfe” Sheraton. Created by guitarist, singer-songwriter, and producer Emily Wolfe and the luthiers at Epiphone in Nashville, TN, the “White Wolfe” Sheraton marks Wolfe’s second Epiphone signature guitar and is available worldwide at authorized Epiphone dealers and on www.epiphone.com.

"The White Wolfe is a showstopper of a guitar. It’s a true symbol of how bold and unafraid we can be as guitar players. I hope this beautiful instrument feels like a part of anyone who picks it up." –Emily Wolfe

Played by artists such as the legendary blues artist John Lee Hooker, Noel Gallagher and Gem Archer of Oasis, The Edge of U2, Matthew Followill of Kings of Leon and Emily Wolfe, with its thinline, double-cutaway, semi-hollow body design--similar to the Gibson ES-335--the influential Epiphone Sheraton continues to shape sound throughout generations of players. 

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