Hip Hop-savvy music and entertainment group Tha Lights Global has tied with Sony Music Entertainment. According to a new report from Variety, Sony Music Entertainment and Tha Lights Global have struck a multi-million dollar deal to allow Sony to distri…
Category archives: Music Distribution
AWAL Vows Complete & Transparent Distribution of All Spotify Stock Payouts
Label services and distribution company AWAL is now offering complete and transparent distribution of Spotify stock payouts to the artists and labels it represents. If you’re unfamiliar with AWAL, it’s an indie/unsigned distribution and lab…
UnitedMasters, Alphabet’s $70 Million Bet, Releases a Limited Distribution Service
One of the most heavily-hyped startups to emerge in the past year has been UnitedMasters. UnitedMasters blasted out of the gate with a $70 million funding tranche, powered by the likes of Alphabet and Andreeson Horowitz. That’s a big bang, thoug…
Songtradr Introduces a Distribution Platform to Power Data-Driven Sync Licensing
What’s the point of digital distribution if it isn’t driving anything beyond ‘exposure’ and a modest paycheck? The following is part of our ongoing series on sync licensing. We’d like to thank Songtradr for partnering with DMN to break this news. Sur…
It’s Been Three Weeks and YouTube Music Still Hasn’t Launched
YouTube Music splashily announced its arrival last month. So where is it? So far, it looks like a smattering of industry VIPs and hand-plucked journalists have gotten a glimpse of YouTube Music. But as the calendar approaches mid-June, YouTube’…
John Coltrane’s ‘Missing Album’ from 1963 Is Now Being Released
An unreleased album featuring two original tracks by legendary saxophonist and jazz musician John Coltrane is being released. The album in question is titled Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album. The album is chock-full of music (including two orig…
Spotify Is About to Squeeze CD Baby, Tunecore and ReverbNation with Direct Artist Deals
Spotify is making a big move into direct artist distribution, a potentially serious strike against third-party distribution services like CD Baby and Tunecore. This has been a lingering threat for artist distributors since the heyday of iTunes Music. …
Italian Dance Powerhouse Ego Music Expands Its Alliance With Believe
Ego Music is expanding the role of longtime distributor Believe Digital. Ego Music is a top Italian label in the dance market. Now, the company is extending — and expanding — its alliance with Believe Digital. The French company already provides digit…
Universal Music Australia Officially Extends Its Optus Partnership
Universal Music Australia and Optus have extended their strategic partnership. Optus, officially known as Singtel Optus Pty Limited, is the second largest telecommunications company in Australia. It’s been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore-…
Teenage Hackers Arrested for Vandalizing VEVO
Two teenage hackers, Prosox and Kuroi’ish, also referred to as “Nassim B.” and “Gabriel K. A. B.,” were recently arrested for vandalizing several VEVO videos including “Despacito,” which was the most-viewed music video on YouTube in 2017. There’…