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The once-iconic music-sharing platform Napster just sold for $207 million, according to reporting by CNBC. More specifically, the company plans on creating virtual 3D spaces for music fans to attend concerts and listening parties, in addition to creating a sales platform for musicians and labels to sell merch.
TikTok and Sony Music Entertainment have reached a licensing deal that will keep bringing songs from the record group’s roster of hit artists to the shortform video app. TikTok is paying “a significant increase” over its previous licensing deal, according to Bloomberg. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.
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Snap is making good on its word to bring music to Snapchat and setting itself up to compete even more so with TikTok and Instagram. The company announced today that iOS users around the world will be able to include popular music in their snaps. Snap doesn’t say how big its music catalog is other than calling it “robust and curated.”
based music platform Uppbeat has been developing a service that makes it easier for content creators to find quality free music to use in their videos published to platforms like YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, and others. based co-founders of another music-licensing company, Music Vine. million GBP ($6.15
Mindset, a platform featuring personal story collections from recording artists, announced today that it raised $8.7 In its current format, Mindset features four audio collections from artists like Jae, Tablo, BM, and Mindset co-founder Eric Nam , who happens to be a K-pop star himself. million in seed funding.
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Today, a startup is announcing some funding as it looks to make a similar impact in the world of music. Rapchat , an app that lets people create music tracks — raps, as its name suggests, or something else — using a platform that crowdsources beats and lets people put vocals on top of them, has raised $2.3
Virtual world-building platform Roblox has signed a deal with Sony Music Entertainment. The deal extends an existing collaboration that included a 2020 Lil Nas X concert inside Roblox as well as a 2021 virtual dance party with Swedish artist Zara Larsson. A spokesperson says Roblox is in talks with other record labels as well.
The rights to create art with Vantablack were granted exclusively to one artist, Anish Kapoor. Kapoor’s license and Vantablack’s other use in the military and aerospace industries have kept it out of reach of the average artist or car enthusiast, giving its visual effect an even more alluring quality. You’ve earned it.
Music is a daily part of many of our lives and the year is coming to an end. Wouldn’t it be cool if you could see what your music said about you this year? You don’t have to wait for your music streaming service to provide that for you anymore—you can see and learn from your listening data at any point in the year using Tableau.
Peloton is getting into the music business. The popular fitness startup, already known for its use of popular music during its classes, announced today that it will be commissioning its own music that can only be heard from within its app. Exclusive music makes sense for Peloton.
Universal Music Group (UMG) will bring its artists back to short video platform TikTok via a new deal, the two companies said in a joint statement, three months after UMG-owned music was removed from TikTok due to the parties having failed to renew a licensing agreement. Universal Music Group ]
Music app Breakr this week announced a $4.2 It’s a unique approach in an overcrowded music marketplace, where discovering music and being discovered have both proven difficult codes to crack. “Breakr is a needed tool to efficiently connect artists, influencers and brands. million seed round, led by Slow Ventures.
Ayoken founder and CEO, Joshua King , told TechCrunch that the marketplace is a bridge between fans and artists, and gives supporters a sense of ownership in the success of their idols. NFT holders will also get other perks like access to unreleased music and exclusive live events by the creatives.
Virtual world-building platform Roblox has settled a lawsuit with the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) and is negotiating potential deals with individual music publishers. Roblox announced the news this morning, saying it was “committed to partnering with the music industry.”. Music is a major element of Roblox.
The charts of music streaming services pretty much all look the same these days, with familiar names dominating the top spotsexcept on up-and-coming Spotify competitor Audiomack. Vibez is one of many African and Caribbean artists who have found breakout success on the platform. Kendrick Lamar. The current No. The current No.
The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) has sued Roblox for letting users upload music from Ariana Grande, Imagine Dragons, deadmau5, and other artists without paying a licensing fee. The NMPA filed suit yesterday on behalf of several major music publishers. Image: Roblox.
He’ll also be overseeing “music, gaming, Helo,” — a social media app that’s big in India — plus “emerging businesses” and helping to scale TikTok even more than the social media app already has in the last three years.
It offers pros a place to store, exhibit, and license their work. And if you want to make a bit of money, you can submit your photos to be licensed for stock usage through 500px. DeviantArt calls itself “the world’s largest art community” with a social network for visual artists of all kinds. The site offers two paid plans.
In future, the company envisages itself as a platform for individual pieces of premium content – in the same way that iTunes is the go-to place for music. ? On the monetization front, the company plans to sell the viewing data that it obtains, but also says that licensing its recommendation algorithm could be a good earner.
The realistic Tom Cruise deepfakes that went viral on TikTok, for example, required an experienced VFX artist, a top-flight impersonator, and weeks of preparation to pull off. When asked whether the app has the proper licenses for the music it uses, he demures to answer but says the team is working on it.
If you're creating a video, a podcast, an online training, or any other project that might benefit from adding some sweet tunes, the Free Music Archive (FMA) offers more than 80,000 free, completely legal-to-use audio downloads. Radio has always offered the public free access to new music. Visit the Music for Video page.
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In particular, the company said the Joe Rogan Experience, which it now exclusively licenses, “performed above expectations.”. It’s a similar story with the company’s Car Thing music player which is only getting a limited launch for now, and which the company is currently giving away rather than selling.
Are NFTs the future of the music business? I have always been utterly fascinated by the constant back and forth between tech and the music business — new tech makes it easy to create and distribute music, but every time that happens, the business model of music changes. For this episode, I’m talking to Steve Aoki.
They’re jocks, geeks, artists, musicians and cheerleaders…and we need their help. Generic license ). WEINGARTEN | Rolling Stone Music Critic| @1000TimesYes. People have awful taste…it’s all this music that rises to the middle, this boring, bland, white-people guitar music. Doing good isn’t our job, it’s everyone’s.
The subscription model is somewhat unprecedented for VR apps, but Supernatural is a Peloton-style living service with very high production values; each day it’s updated with a new workout featuring licensedmusic from major artists, photorealistic natural environments, and 3D-captured trainers who guide you through the tracks.
Another handful of stories worth mentioning: Baby owl, doo do doo do do doo : Natasha M reports that Duolingo is working on a music app. SaaS customers that reduced headcount are buying fewer seat licenses, and sales cycles are taking a little longer than they used to, says Ryan Neu, CEO and co-founder of SaaS-buying platform Vendr.
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We basically started out in one vertical, the modeling industry… and we’re in the process of rolling out new verticals so bringing on photographers, makeup artists, stylists, etc. Talking about the other angel investors in the round he said: “People like Eric and Simon are majorly connected in fashion and music culture in general.”.
There are a variety of ways you can add music or other audio to your videos. That will bring you to a page of videos that feature music from the artist. Further down, you can see samples of types of available music; if you like a category, tap “See all” for more selections. And then, there is sound.
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It is a noncommercial site that has ratings and reviews for movies, games, apps, TV shows, websites, books, and music. Defrauding elderly people as has long been common practice for con artists. In particular, I like its Creative Commons-licensed courses on online identity and privacy that charities or libraries are welcome to use.
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Though the studio didn’t have its own clear initiatives, its content covered music and artists as well as celebrity deals and influencer-hosted content. “A Meanwhile, a Verge report found that Spotify’s licensed exclusives, Joe Rogan’s show specifically, might have lost a significant chunk of its audience in the move to the platform.
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