HONG KONG—The online music business of Chinese internet company NetEase Inc. has restarted its listing plans and aims to launch an initial public offering in Hong Kong before the end of this year, according to people familiar with the matter. Cloud Village Inc., which operates a music streaming platform similarRead More →
Shares of Snap Inc. rallied on Monday after the social media company made progress in its efforts to increase the role of music on Snapchat and expand its relationships in the telecommunications industry. The company has reached an agreement with Sony Music Entertainment, in which the label will be ableRead More →
Stock Music Market worth USD 2,137.5 million by 2028, registering a CAGR of 10.9%” — Consistent market information NEW JERSEY, USA, Nov. 15, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — Description According to Verified Market Research, Global Stock Music Market was valued at 964.4 Million US$ in 2020 and is projected to reach 2,137.5Read More →
A few years ago, a tourist campaign was launched which presented Latvia as “the land that sings”. To see this melodic gene in action, a great starting point is Gaigalava, 240 kilometers east of Riga. House of Gunars Igaunis Photo: Philip Birzulis In this pretty village in the heart ofRead More →
A Universal music label launches a group of NFT monkeys in the metaverse. The group will be called Kingship and will allow fans to listen to music and have virtual experiences. A musical band of non-fungible token monkeys is coming to a metaverse near you. The group, which will beRead More →
Riska / E + via Getty Images Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) just released its latest quarterly result to beat EPS expectations, while revenues are in line with market estimates. The bar has been set low for the stock, which has been nothing short of a disaster for shareholders, down nearlyRead More →
Jhe journey to Voyage, Abba’s latest studio album and their first in 40 years, began with a tweet from their brand new Twitter account in August, urging people to “join us”. Billboards across London followed, featuring images of some sort of solar eclipse, a shimmering ball in a sci-fi silhouette.Read More →
Artists, label heads, and industry intriguers know that success in pop music today requires racking up plays on TikTok and streaming services. But there’s another unlikely platform gaining momentum: Roblox. Roblox is a game creation engine, first released in 2006, that allows players to customize their own sandbox worlds, createRead More →
So it’s a rainy day in 2050 and you and your friends decide you’d like to see a concert. You log into a special account with a wave of your hand, and suddenly you and your friends are together in a room as your favorite band takes the stage. ItRead More →
Dr. Dre is apparently working on new music for the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise. The news was announced by none other than Snoop Dogg during an interview for the Rolling Stone music now Podcast. The two rappers have collaborated over the years since Dre produced Dogg’s first soloRead More →
Image credit: IFPI Extensive global research has revealed the most listened to musical genre in the world. Also – is the 90s a genre? In 2021, we take our easy access to a huge range of different types of music for granted. On streaming apps, you can go from garageRead More →
THE Faculty of Music at the University of Oxford has announced the appointment of Dublin-born composer Jennifer Walshe as Professor of Composition. The appointment is in association with Worcester College, University of Oxford. Professor Walshe’s research findings are widely regarded as pioneers in the overlapping fields of composition, performance, videoRead More →
Apple made a series of interesting announcements at its event on Monday. But the one that stood out to me – and I don’t think it got as much attention – is Apple Music’s new pricing tier. A new ‘Voice’ tier will offer the entire Apple Music library to subscribersRead More →
Alan Hawkshaw, the musician and songwriter who composed some of the UK’s best-known TV themes and sampled the hip-hop scene, has died aged 84. He was admitted to hospital with pneumonia last week and died early Saturday. Hawkshaw wrote the catchy, almost reggae-like Grange Hill theme (originally written years beforeRead More →
Classical music superstar Andrea Bocelli has struck a global deal with Universal Music to enjoy three decades of hit music, new albums and opportunities, including live concerts. The Italian tenor, who has sold over 90 million albums and generated more than 5 billion streams, is the latest global star toRead More →
Adele is back with her powerful voice that fans know and love. After waiting five years since her last song, Adele finally released ‘Easy on Me’ on Thursday, a moving ballad that reflects how she’s grown over the years. During the chorus, she belts, “Take it easy with me, baby.Read More →
The booming value of old hits has caught the eye of one of the world’s biggest private equity groups, which is pumping $1 billion into a new fund to buy back music catalogs. Blackstone will finance the vehicle which will be managed by Hipgnosis Song Management, the company run byRead More →
Two weeks have been a whirlwind for the music industry since Universal Music Group began trading on Euronext Amsterdam on September 21, giving record companies and publishers a step ahead of global investors. UMG’s first day of trading valued the company at around $ 57 billion, precipitating a 12.2% increaseRead More →
Santa Monica-based Universal Music Group rocks the Amsterdam stock market. The world’s largest music label made its IPO on September 21 on the Euronext stock exchange with a market value of 47 billion euros, or $55 billion. This is the biggest European quotation of the year.The music holding company’s shareRead More →
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Roblox IPO, on the New York Stock Exchange, March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/ Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Summary Law firms Related documents NMPA says popular gaming platform encourages ‘massive’ user infringement Announcement that the settlement allows for “innovative partnerships” in the metaverse (Reuters) – TheRead More →
Universal Music Group’s first week as a state-owned company has been a resounding success for former owner Vivendi – which still owns a 10% stake – and existing shareholders of UMG, Tencent and Pershing Square Holdings. Last Tuesday, on the first day of UMG’s listing on Euronext Amsterdam, the sharesRead More →
RWANDAN DJs, producers, singers and dancers embraced creating a merging South African house genre comprised of distinct synths, airy pads, wide basslines and percussion from another local house subgenre called Bacardi. One can notice the increase in popularity of this genre by the way it is performed in cafes, pubs,Read More →
Adds details, stock price update AMSTERDAM, September 21 (Reuters) – Shares of Universal Music Group UMG.AS jumped in early trading Tuesday, as owner Vivendi VIV.PA created the label in the biggest European list of the year. The split returns 60% of Universal shares to Vivendi shareholders, while US hedge fundRead More →
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Shares jumped nearly 40% in early trade The biggest European listing of the year The listing is a coup for the Amsterdam stock exchange AMSTERDAM, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Shares of Universal Music Group (UMG.AS) jumped more than a third in their stock market debut on Tuesday as investors betRead More →
Shares of Universal Music Group surged in their debut on Euronext Amsterdam on Tuesday. As of 9:10 a.m. Amsterdam time, the stock was trading at 25.74 euros ($30.19), giving the company a market capitalization of 46.67 billion euros ($54.7 billion). , after opening at 25.25 euros ($29.61) and hitting 25.775Read More →
UPDATE: Universal Music Group shares jumped nearly 40% in the early hours of trading on Tuesday, after its IPO. By midday on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange where UMG was listed, the stock was around 35% above the IPO price. Now trading above $ 25 a share, UMG’s valuation had reachedRead More →
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The Universal Music Group (UMG) logo is seen on a building in Zurich, Switzerland July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register PARIS/AMSTERDAM, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Universal Music Group, the company behind singers such as Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd,Read More →
Business News Labels and Editors By Chris Cooke | Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Vivendi confirmed yesterday that the Dutch Securities and Markets Authority – or Stichting Autoriteit Financiële Markten, if you prefer – has approved the prospectus for Universal Music Group’s upcoming listing on the Euronext Amsterdam stockRead More →
Topline The music industry is rebounding in 2021, with a surge in revenue from CD and vinyl sales – which took a hit in 2020 from forced store closures due to the pandemic – and an increase in streaming, which has become the main source of income for artists andRead More →
Apple Music has found a new application for its Shazam business, which should generate new cash flow for DJs and dance music creators. Shazam, the audio recognition specialist, will power DJ mixes on its platform which, until now, had been problematic due to the mixed bag of licensing rights and,Read More →
After experiencing the global upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic, many workers are reassessing their career path. Stefan Heinrich Henriquez, former head of global marketing at TikTok and chief marketing officer at Cameo, is one of them. “I’ve been thinking about music since my time at TikTok, and I was reallyRead More →
For Fredrick “Mulla” Komba – a rising rap beast who recently released an album called “Moro Jazz” – his love for rap music comes from those close to him, some of whom are church choir singers. “I come from a family of Christian choir singers, and music isn’t just whatRead More →
Apple has acquired classical music streaming service Primephonic, the company announced in a statement on Monday. The terms of the contract are not disclosed. The acquisition adds to Apple Music’s growing library of more than 75 million songs and builds on the platform’s existing classic music content. Spotify is closeRead More →
Founders Fund and Paradigm are leading an investment in a platform that aims to marry music rights with NFTs, allowing users to buy shares of songs in the company’s marketplace, earning royalties as music in which they have invested is gaining popularity. The company, called Royal, is led by JustinRead More →
After studying the copyright landscape, the US Copyright Office (USCO) unveiled what it thinks are best practices for the Mechanical Licensing Collective, nearly 160 pages long. USCO just released “Unclaimed Royalties: Best Practice Recommendations for the Mechanical Licensing Collective,” a list of operational recommendations for the MLC, which has absorbedRead More →
Kanye (or “Ye”, so to speak) is going all out to promote his upcoming tenth studio album, “Donda” (named after his late mother, Donda West). In July, there was a huge listening party at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta (where he also took up residence in a locker room). Meanwhile, forRead More →
Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) and Tencent Music Entertainment (NYSE:TME) are two of the largest streaming music companies in the world. Spotify, which is based in Sweden, serves 365 million monthly active users (MAUs) in most of the world, but does not operate in mainland China. Indeed, Tencent Music, which hosts 623Read More →
Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) and Tencent Music Entertainment (NYSE: TME) are two of the world’s largest music streaming companies. Spotify, which is based in Sweden, serves 365 million monthly active users (MAU) in most countries around the world, but does not operate in mainland China. This is because Tencent Music, whichRead More →
If viral TikTok songs like “Where’d All the Time Go?” of Dr. Dog? or Bo Burnham’s “Bezos I” weren’t already stuck in your head on repeat, now they might be. Today, SiriusXM launched a TikTok Radio channel, which features TikTok creators as channel hosts. The station is designed to soundRead More →
What happened Shares of Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME -3.85%) fell 12% on Tuesday after the online music platform released its second-quarter financial results. So what Tencent Music’s revenue grew 15.5% year-over-year to $1.2 billion. The gains were driven by a 40.6% increase in the number of paid online musicRead More →
A Home Depot branded bucket at a Home Depot store in Hercules, California, U.S., on Monday, February 22, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Find out which companies are making headlines in the midday business. Home Depot – Shares of the home improvement retailer fell more thanRead More →
The Hackathon Weekend Edition # 2 – The Last Hacker Standing music genre classification was successfully completed on August 12, 2021. The challenge was to create an evolving music genre classification model that generalizes well to unpublished data. It had almost 300+ participants and over 120+ actively competing in theRead More →
Through Jeannette Hurt, Next avenue Neal Giraldo and the musicians he sponsors Michel Nanule Pop guitarist, producer, arranger and songwriter Neil Giraldo, 61, was working on a script about local musicians and their struggles in 2016 and one of his partners in the business suggested they find a company ofRead More →
Epic Games is teasing the biggest in-game event since Travis Scott psychedelic stomped on Fortnite’s virtual meadows. The mysterious new event, which Fortnite-maker Epic calls the “Rift Tour,” will kick off on Friday, August 6 and run until Sunday, August 8. In the teaser announcement, Epic invites players to “takeRead More →
Tencent Music (NYSE: TME) stock has fallen by about 41% of its value since the start of 2021, prompting some investors to speculate on the causes of the slowdown and how important it is to long-term performance. of action. At market close today, Tencent Music stock was worth $ 11.55Read More →
S&P Global raised Warner Music Group’s credit rating on Tuesday, July 20, citing booming music streaming activity and music rights acquisitions that immediately boost revenue. S & P’s report contains many common themes about today’s music industry cited by analysts: Streaming accounts for a growing majority of the company’s revenueRead More →
Although the music industry is an increasingly global business, reliably measuring the earnings of internationally popular artists remains an inexact science. The launch in September 2020 of BillboardGlobal rankings, which are based on digital track sales and streaming reports from over 200 territories, have made the process more accurate, butRead More →
Shares of Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) have fallen 9.2% this week and 63.2% since the all-time high in March. The once high-flying Nasdaq-listed Chinese music streaming company closed at $11.70 on Friday, July 16, after losing $2 billion in market value in five days. A series of negative news hammeredRead More →
A tool that enables dynamic music composition is particularly useful when working on commercial projects where certain elements may need to be cut down the line. DiGiovanna gives the example of a director who needs a purse removed from a commercial he created. “You have to remove five seconds ofRead More →
There is a lot of dead air in post-pandemic offices. New data from Google indicates that activity in workplaces that have reopened in New York, London and San Francisco is less than half of pre-Covid levels. Companies are trying various tactics to attract employees to their office, such as offeringRead More →
“The government tried to ban me from the dark web. I downloaded the TOR browser and came back. I went to look for a VPN, I just bought another BIN ”, raps Teejayx6, a 19-year-old from east Detroit. Adorned with a black ski mask, the young rapper illustrates in detailRead More →
In iOS 15, Apple’s native Photos app features a significant update to Memories, including a new design, a more interactive interface, new visual effects, and richer integration with Apple Music. When creating and viewing memories, the Photos app has always supported basic music integration, but now Apple Music subscribers canRead More →
The music catalog acquisition game continues to heat up, with major music rights holders still stuck. Universal Music Group, remember, spent $1.7 billion on music rights and advances in 2020, including acquiring more than $300 million of Bob Dylan’s song catalog. Sony Music Group, meanwhile, recently confirmed that it spentRead More →
Nikada/iStock Unpublished via Getty Images introduction Tencent Music Entertainment Group (NYSE:TME) has been under the spotlight from analysts in recent times due to significant price volatility on the NYSE, trading between $32.25 in March and $14.31 in May. The decline attracts the attention of investors. Some investors see this volatilityRead More →
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I I doubt my 10 year old daughter will ever forget the first time she fell in love with Nirvana. It was a combination of things that drew her in: the rocking minor chords of an acoustic guitar, the fragile voice of Kurt Cobain, an eerie percussive noise, and thenRead More →
Beatopia is looking for an experienced music expert who enjoys listening and setting beats. We are looking for someone who understands hip-hop / pop culture and has experience with music metadata. The freelance writer should have varied tastes for music, with an emphasis on hip-hop, pop, and urban music. TheRead More →
Hoping to raise around 500 million euros French rapper Jul in Believe’s list of artists PARIS, May 10 (Reuters) – Digital music company Believe, which scouts singers and helps them get started online, announced plans for a Paris IPO on Monday to raise around 500 million euros ( $608 million)Read More →
Chinese music streaming company Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) was minding its own business in March – posting strong results in 2020 and announcing a partnership with Warner Music Group – when it was caught off guard by one of the weirdest financial stories of 2021. Out of nowhere, TME sharesRead More →
From celebrity workout routines to connected rowers, fitness is now a nearly $100 billion industry. The digital sub-sector of the market was already thriving before the pandemic, with luxury bike maker Peloton, a leading player in the space, reaching a valuation of $4 billion in August 2018. But since mostRead More →
Micah Sannan, co-founder and CEO of Soundstripe Soundtrack Creating a place in the market often requires recognizing an unmet need. As our Tik Tok world has rapidly moved to a place where creation is now heavily video-oriented, and away from mere words or still images, an opportunity has presented itself.Read More →
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JANUARY 15: Pastor Troy, Jermaine Dupri, Lyor Cohen, Global Head of YouTube … [+] Music and Tuma Basa, Director of Urban Music, YouTube attend the YouTube Music 2020 Leaders & Legends Ball at the Atlanta History Center on January 15, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by ParasRead More →
Photo credit: Joël Muniz A look back at the top songs and artists on YouTube Music reveals that hip hop was the most popular musical genre of 2020. Despite the pandemic, more than two billion viewers have logged in to watch a music video each month. The most popular musicalRead More →
Tencent Music (TME) stock fell more than 12% on the day, despite the Shenzhen-based streaming company posting solid revenue growth and announcing a new licensing deal with Warner Music earlier this week. At market close today, Tencent Music stock was worth $20.36 per share, down 12.17% from yesterday’s closing valueRead More →
What happened Chinese music streaming service shares Tencent Music Entertainment Group (NYSE:TME) was caught in a landslide this morning, dropping as much as 21% in early trading, and still down around 19% as of 12:45 a.m. EDT. And yet the only apparent news on the wires today is an announcementRead More →
Last week, Massachusetts teens had the opportunity to show off their musical skills through the Teen Music-Maker Showdown, the product of a partnership between the Boston Public Library (BPL) and The Hip Hop Transformation (THHT), a music program for teens at the Cambridge Community Center. Local hip-hop powerhouse and THHT’sRead More →
Business news labels and publishers By Chris Cooke | Posted on Thursday, February 18, 2021 CISAC – the global association of song rights collecting societies – has teamed up with Your Music Your Future to launch a new, globally-focused website to educate songwriters and composers on the growing trend. ofRead More →
When love – or other life stresses – tears us apart, irresistible ’80s pop jams might help put us back together. That’s according to a recent study from Turkey-based cosmetic surgery center Vera Clinic, which specializes in hair transplants – ones that may have good reason to experience anxiety. TheRead More →
SeaShantyTok continues to improve pic.twitter.com/yWLEHzlPlB – Peter Fries (@Peter_Fries) January 8, 2021 When I woke up last Friday morning, I realized I had multiple messages. All were links to a TikTok video of several guys singing a song, a 19th century seafaring song called “Wellerman,” using TikTok’s duet feature. ItRead More →
Retro pop has taken the world by storm in recent years. This is evidenced by the fact that, this year, legendary Norwegian pop group A-ha became the only other band from the 1980s to see a video reach one billion views on YouTube – for a song they released someRead More →
What is the most important of all music creators? It’s definitely the most portable one, especially when you’ve got a lot of music to play. This article will discuss the best out there: Magix Music Maker for Mac and for PC. 100% Software Giveaway for Magix Music Maker – SerialRead More →
Adobe has launched Stock Audio for Premiere Pro, giving video editors a new way to choose royalty-free music directly from the app. The new service integrates music from stock providers like Epidemic Sound and Jamendo, allowing you to “search, preview and authorize audio tracks into the editorial workflow,” Adobe wroteRead More →
the National Museum of African American Music will open this year in Nashville under the glow of neon-lit honky-tonks. But given the African roots of country music, like the introduction of the banjo, the placement makes sense. Music City, after all, doesn’t get its nickname from country alone, but fromRead More →
Even if you haven’t heard the classification term prog-rock, you’ve probably heard the music. It’s the inventive style popularized by artists like Yes, Rush, King Crimson, and many more, and challenges the way we think about rock ‘n’ roll. King Crimson MAURO PIMENTEL/Getty Images As the name progressive suggests, thereRead More →
This weekend in Rochester It’s the talk of the city, and for good reason – we’re halfway there SocialICE. Head to Peace Plaza from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays to enjoy music, specialty drinks from five local establishments and, of course, to check out the iceRead More →
At the same time, the freedom to earn money multiple times for a single beat means producers could lower the cost of licensing the beat – typically between $25 and $200. “It’s cheaper for people who want to use music in their content,” says Craig Hamilton, a researcher at BirminghamRead More →
Imagine those underwater scenes in “Jaws” without the menacing overtones of those stringed instruments. Or try imagining Indiana Jones swinging a whip without his theme music playing. Music can make the movie, and it does, whether it’s classic Hollywood hits or your own personal music videos. Luckily, you can easilyRead More →
(Hypebot) – A new report has come out from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry or (IFPI) examining how music is enjoyed around the world and which genres are most popular internationally. Unsurprisingly, pop reigns supreme and continues to hold the top spot.Read More →
Finding a drummer to join your garage band can be a real chore, but luckily for budding musicians everywhere, there’s a rather smart new beatmaker in town – and you won’t have to pay him royalties. . Sony has created an artificial intelligence system capable of creating a bass drumRead More →
Heavy metal has been officially recognized as the fastest growing music genre in the world, according to a new report from music distributors TuneCore. It’s no secret that heavy metal is an incredibly popular musical genre. After all, we’ve not only seen scientific studies confirm that metalheads are “nice people,”Read More →
Joshua Moore is a guy who wants to change the world. He wants to create music with a love of purpose. And, he wants to let the people of the world know that it’s good to love, it’s good to share and it’s good to unite. Moore began singing andRead More →
Joshua Moore is a guy who wants to change the world. He wants to create music with a love of purpose. And, he wants to let the people of the world know that it’s good to love, it’s good to share and it’s good to unite. Moore began singing andRead More →
The track, which mixes techno and trance, traditional Indian and religious folk music, and political slogans – at another point, a voice shouts “Hail Hindustan!” — has nearly nine million views on YouTube. Uploaded by a 20-year-old musician who goes by the name of DJ Lucky, its title translates toRead More →
So you’ve been told time and time again that Royalty Free Music is the way to go when it comes to selecting beats for your videos. But part of you can’t help but wonder about the alternatives. Like, seriously, how great would it be if I just included ten secondsRead More →
What is the most popular musical genre? Here’s a closer look at some format data in America. Here’s a breakdown of music genres from Nielsen Music, which compiled all sales of CDs, vinyl, digital downloads, and streaming to calculate which types of music are most popular. It offers an overviewRead More →
What is America’s favorite music genre? This is an extremely difficult question to answer, with several different styles resonating strongly on the touring circuit. According to a 2015 ranking just published by busbud, Country music topped the genre list for 13 different states, based on tour activity. Every major tourRead More →
Dustin Gaffke, CC BY 2.0 Every generation has a song or band that likes to think it changed popular music. Sixties fans had The Beatles and the British Invasion. The 70s had disco. The 80s had, well, some interesting hairstyles that most of us would love to forget about. I’mRead More →
Berlin-based developers Magix have been producing software since 1993, including the ever-popular music maker production tool for Windows. Now Magix has introduced a music-making app for Android smartphones and tablets, a follow-up to the version that’s already available for Windows 8. Music Maker Jam takes a more playful approach thanRead More →