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Primary Wave artist royalties the cars deal

Primary Wave Acquires Artist Royalties of The Cars, Including Mega-Hits Like ‘Just What I Needed’ and ‘You Might Think’

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Vinyl Me, Please Finds a New Owner in VNYL — Execs Say They’ll ‘Do Right by the Customers’

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Four Years Later, Seated Founders Reacquire Company from Sofar Sounds

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HarbourView Acquires ‘Select Catalog Assets’ from Rodney Jerkins — With Chapter Two ‘Facilitating’ the Deal

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Harman Sound United acquisition

Samsung’s Harman Announces $350 Million Sound United Purchase — Including Bowers & Wilkins, Denon, and More

Dylan Smith
May 7, 2025
A pair of headphones from Bowers & Wilkins, one of the Sound United brands that's set to become part of Samsung's Harman International thanks to a newly announced acqusition agreement. Photo Credit: Evgeni... Read More...
Create Music acquires Monstercat label

Create Music Acquires Monstercat—Tacking Another Indie Label to the Portfolio

Ashley King
May 6, 2025
Photo Credit: Kadyn Pierce Create Music Group has acquired Canadian independent label Monstercat—tacking on yet another indie label to its portfolio. The move closely follows the acquisition of !K7 and Deadma... Read More...
Connoisseur Media Alpha Media deal

Connoisseur Media Announces Alpha Media Acquisition, Aims To ‘Build an Industry-Leading Platform’

Dylan Smith
May 5, 2025
Connoisseur Media has announced a 'definitive agreement' to acquire Alpha Media. Photo Credit: Connoisseur Looks like Connoisseur Media’s radio reach is about to get a lot bigger, as the company’s announced t... Read More...
DJ Khaled Influence Media Partners deal

DJ Khaled Sells Catalog Stake to Influence Media Partners, Eyes Film and TV Projects Under JV

Dylan Smith
May 1, 2025
(l to r) Influence senior partner Rene McLean, co-managing partner Lynn Hazan, founder Lylette Pizarro, and DJ Khaled. Photo Credit: Influence Media Partners Three months after securing $360 million in debt f... Read More...
Big Loud sells minority stake in Morgan Wallen catalog for 200 million

Big Loud Sells Minority Stake in Morgan Wallen’s Catalog for $200 Million

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April 30, 2025
Photo Credit: Morgan Wallen by Andrew Wendowski / CC by 4.0 Nashville record label Big Loud has sold a minority stake in Morgan Wallen’s catalog to Chord Music Partners for $200 million. A representative for... Read More...
Epidemic Sound acquires Song Sleuth

Epidemic Sound Acquires UGC-Focused Music Recognition Service Song Sleuth

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April 29, 2025
Photo Credit: Song Sleuth Epidemic Sound acquires music recognition tech company Song Sleuth, a company focused on music monetization in user generated content. Epidemic Sound has announced the acquisition o... Read More...
Splice Spitfire Audio acquisition

Splice Acquires Spitfire Audio — Companies Set Sights on ‘Pushing Boundaries With Ethical AI-Assisted Tools’

Dylan Smith
April 28, 2025
Splice has acquired Spitfire Audio in a reportedly $50 million deal. Photo Credit: Spitfire Splice has acquired Spitfire Audio for a reported $50 million, and with AI front of mind for the businesses, new fea... Read More...
Tencent Music Ximalaya purchase

Tencent Music Reportedly Prepares to Acquire Podcast Platform Ximalaya in $2.4 Billion Deal

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Tencent Music is reportedly in talks to purchase podcast platform Ximalaya. Photo Credit: Austin Distel Tencent Music (NYSE: TME) is reportedly in “advanced” talks to purchase Chinese podcast platform Ximalay... Read More...
European Commission Universal Music Downtown investigation

EU Launches Investigation Into Universal Music’s Downtown Acquisition — IMPALA Says the ‘Deal Must Be Blocked Entirely’

Dylan Smith
April 25, 2025
The European Commission is now reviewing the proposed Universal Music Group buyout of Downtown Music Holdings. Photo Credit: Guillaume Périgois Following ample competition-related criticism and a couple inves... Read More...
Etsy Reverb sale

Six Years Later, Etsy Sells Reverb — Music Marketplace Eyes ‘Exciting Changes’ Under New Owners Creator Partners and Servco

Dylan Smith
April 22, 2025
Etsy has inked a Reverb sale agreement with Creator Partners and Servco. Photo Credit: Oberon Copeland Almost six years after acquiring Reverb, Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) is selling the instruments marketplace to Fe... Read More...
Hayashi International Promotions

Live Nation Acquires Hayashi International Promotions, Aims to Connect ‘Japanese Artists With Growing Global Fanbases’

Dylan Smith
April 22, 2025
Hayashi International Promotions head Kaori Hayashi, whose company has sold to Live Nation. Photo Credit: Live Nation Live Nation’s aggressive international buildout has officially reached Japan, where the pr... Read More...
TikTok South Dakota

Could TikTok U.S. Land in South Dakota? Governor Endorses Multibillion-Dollar Offer Amid Divestment Uncertainty

Dylan Smith
April 18, 2025
Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Photo Credit: Maxpower2727 TikTok could operate out of South Dakota if its U.S. sale closes – at least according to numerous reports coming from the Mount Rushmore State. Local ou... Read More...
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