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Music giants begin negotiating AI licensing rights for labels and artists
fastcompany.comAnd so what you've ended up with, not surprisingly, is a few key players that happen to own the majority of the IP that is kind of a must have in this industry to have a product offering and a handful of distributors that have gotten scale on distribution of great user experiences like a Spotify, Amazon, a YouTube, whoever you might want to think... See more
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Universal says that KINGSHIP’s team also includes Grammy award-winning recording artists, songwriters and producers, celebrity animator Jack Lanza and prominent NFT collector Jimmy McNelis, a.k.a. J1mmy.eth.
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Thania Garciavariety.com
Big news for the indie music world.
UMG just bought Downtown Music for $775M.
Downtown houses some of the most vital tools & services available to the independent music sector:
CD Baby→ Distribution for 2m artists
FUGA→ Infra for top indie labels &... See more
Rob Abelowx.comLimeWire says that artists signed to UMG can now use its platform to offer audio recordings, audiovisual content, backstage footage and any artwork and images as NFTs on the LimeWire marketplace and sell them directly to fans and collectors.
Murray Stassen • After returning as an NFT platform, LimeWire strikes first major label deal with Universal Music Group - Music Business Worldwide
LimeWire, a former file-sharing platform recently relaunched as a digital collectibles marketplace, has struck its first major label partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG).