Logic — Sir Robert Bryson Hall II — has announced a joint venture with Def Jam Recordings. His label, formerly known as Elysium Records, will be relaunched as BobbyBoy Records. The artist roster for BobbyBoy Records includes singer-songwriter John Lind…
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FUGA Italy Strikes a Digital Service Deal With Planet Records
FUGA Italy has inked a global digital service deal with distribution company Planet Records. The deal covers Planet Records’ roster of Latin American and European acts, as well as various artists and labels distributed through Planet Distribution. The …
DistroKid Partners With Audible Magic to Manage Fraudulent Activity
DistroKid has signed a major deal to help indie artists. The digital distributor has inked a global partnership with Audible Magic. Using the content recognition company’s software dubbed RightsRxTM, DistroKid will now verify new songs and albums uploa…
AWAL Signs Global Physical Distribution Agreement with Proper Music Group
Proper Music Group has confirmed a major deal with Kobalt’s recording services company. The British music group has signed a new agreement with AWAL. Proper will now serve as the recording company’s global physical distribution partner, except for Nor…
Booting Non-‘Top Performing’ Artists, Digital Distribution Platform Stem Unveils ‘Stem Direct’
Stem has confirmed a major change to its existing business model, infuriating indie musicians in the process. The Los Angeles-based startup, which purportedly ‘focuses’ on an artist-centered approach that allows musicians to directly upload their music…
SoundCloud Launches Two New DJ Software Integration Partnerships
SoundCloud is aiming to make it easier for indie artists to make it big utilizing their platform. To that end, SoundCloud if offering two new DJ software integrations with Mixvibes and Native Instruments. SoundCloud announced the rollout last week for …
Sony Music Inks Distribution Deal With Two Hip-Hop Indie Labels – Selfmade and Divine
Sony Music has just made a major deal in Germany. The major record label has signed a major deal to distribute two hip-hop indie labels’ respective catalogs. Selfmade Records and Division’s catalogs include nine No. 1 albums. In addition, the agreemen…
Tunecore Artists Earned $83 Million in Q1 — With Heavy Metal and J-Pop Leading the Way
Tunecore announced today that its artists earned $83 million in Q1 2019, a 21% increase over the same period last year. Tunecore says its total artist distribution revenue is now over $1.5 billion. Distribution income for Tunecore artists hit $308 mill…
PRS for Music Posts $946 Million in Annual Collection Revenue — And Puts Fortnite on Notice
With the Copyright Directive passed, will the music industry push to collect revenue from popular games like Fortnite? Earlier today, British collecting society PRS for Music posted its total collection revenue for 2018. Representing over 135,000 songw…
BMG Inks Long-Term Global Deal With Mexican Music Label DEL
BMG has announced a new long-term global partnership with DEL Records, an indie label focused on regional Mexican music. The newly inked deal will see BMG becoming the exclusive worldwide publishing administrator for DEL’s several publishing entities. …