Late last year, digital distribution company FUGA unveiled a new deal with an eSports giant. Expanding its business, Riot Games signed a deal with the distributor to handle its music catalog for League of Legends. Under the agreement, FUGA would distri…
Category archives: Music Distribution
After Turning Down a $3 Million Major Label Deal for UnitedMasters, NLE Choppa Signs to Warner Music Group
Maybe Warner Music offered $4 million? It was the high-profile coup that Alphabet-funded UnitedMasters was waiting for. After provoking a high-priced, major label bidding war earlier this year, Memphis rapper NLE Choppa turned them all down — including…
German Digital Distributor Zebralution Purchases Apple Music and Spotify-Certified Services Provider Encoding Management Services
Two years ago, Warner Music Group sold Zebralution. A consortium of German indie music industry executives, including Christof Ellinghaus, Konrad von Loehneysen, and Zebralution’s founders, Kurt Thielen and Sascha Lazimbat, agreed to buy the digital di…
SoundCloud Invites All Artists Abandoned by Spotify and STEM to Join Its Indie Distribution Service
SoundCloud is now courting the thousands of artists left in the lurch by Spotify and STEM. Just this week, Spotify abruptly nixed its ambitious music distribution plans. That includes direct uploads into Spotify and distribution to competing platforms…
Spotify Abruptly Shuts Down Its Direct Upload & Distribution Plans — Artists Have 30 Days to Transition
Spotify is slamming the brakes on its ambitious direct upload and distribution plans. Spotify’s ambitious expansion into artist distribution is now being abruptly shut down. According to an email sent to artists participating in its beta-stage launch, …
Spotify Ends Free Direct Distribution
Spotify has decided that it doesn’t want to be in the music distribution business, after all. Eleven months ago, the streamer launched a beta program that allowed artists to upload new music to the platform at no cost. Now, it has informed artists that will be shutting down. To keep…
Drag-Focused Producer Entertainment Group (PEG) Inks a Distribution Deal with WMG’s ADA
Producer Entertainment Group (PEG), a leading representative of LGBTQ+ and drag-queen artists, has signed a significant agreement with Warner Music Group’s Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA). PEG’s clients include some of the most popular drag-que…
7digital Says It Needs to Raise $5.7MM In a Month or It’s Going Bankrupt
B2B digital music services provider 7Digital could be facing bankruptcy without a last-minute cash injection. The UK B2B company says it is highly likely it will enter administration by July 31st without the funding. 7digital expected to issue more sha…
OneRPM Files Bitter Lawsuit Against Rival CmdShft for Stealing Clients; CmdShft Countersues for Bullying Its Clients With Lawsuits
ONErpm has filed a lawsuit against CmdShft and its two co-founders, Sonny Findlay and CEO Jarrod Cooper. Filed at the Chancery Court for Davison County, Tennessee on April 16th, digital distributor ONErpm has accused CmdShft, a label boutique services …
Warner Music Inks a TV-Focused Imprint With Cloudco Entertainment
Warner Music Group’s Arts Music division has launched an imprint with Cloudco Entertainment. The multi-season deal will cover music released from the hit Hulu original series, Holly Hobbie. The show’s theme song is the first single released, with othe…