Apple leads $50m investment round in Steve Stoute’s UnitedMasters, joined by Alphabet and Andreessen Horowitz

Apple’s Eddy Cue: “The contributions of independent artists play a significant role in driving the continued growth and success of the music industry.”
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UnitedMasters releases app for artists to distribute music and track earnings

Artists can also submit tracks for placement with brands
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UnitedMasters hires ex-Instagram exec Lauren Wirtzer-Seawood as President

“Lauren has always been a trailblazer and will be integral to the continued growth of UnitedMasters.”
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UnitedMasters Names Instagram Exec To Lead Next Gen Indie Music Company

Lauren Wirtzer-Seawood, former Head of Music Partnerships at Instagram, has been appointed the first ever President of Brooklyn-based indie music startup UnitedMasters. In this new role, Wirtzer-Seawood will guide UnitedMasters toward its goal of operationalizing independence and enabling musicians to augment their creative and economic potential. A 20-year music industry…

Embattled Music Executive Charlie Walk Quietly Returns as a Consultant at UnitedMasters

Thanks to UnitedMasters’ Steve Stoute, Charlie Walk has now returned to the music industry that shunned him. Several months ago, multiple women came forward with serious sexual abuse allegations against Charlie Walk. The longtime music executive had al…