The Rattle Receives $1.5m Investment for Venture Label; ASCAP Lab Announces 2nd Class of NYC Media Lab Seed Projects; Rivet to Debut August 6

Music streamer Spotify reported second-quarter earnings and provided an update on its paid subscribers and total active monthly users.

Four finalists have been selected to receive grants to develop and expand upon prototype technologies as part of the 12-week challenge.

BeatStars says that "everyone" can now sign up to its Sony Music Publishing-backed publishing service.

Founded in 2020, Rivet is an award-winning start-up from MIT designed to empower creators to turn their audiences to repeat customers for their curated content.

Based in London and LA, The Rattle is announcing a $1.5-million investment round in its innovative Venture Label initiative. Investing in the worldwide community of artists, inventors, hackers, and…

Feed.fm, the platform powering music for workouts at home and in the gym, is providing fitness brands intel to help weather the storm.

ublic blockchains like Solana have given rise to a decentralized financial system that is more transparent, efficient, innovative, and accessible to anyone in the world.

Universal Music Group's expansion in Africa continues, with its latest artist deal including the launch of a new label that will be signing more African musicians.

New round brings LiveControl's total funding to $33m…

Recorded music streaming revenues leap up 29.7% year-on-year in Q2, as Universal posts quarter to remember for Vivendi.

Want to listen to music featured on “The Young and the Restless” whenever you want? Now you can with the release of the show’s official Spotify playlist.

Music is one of the strongest forms of story-telling, it also has strong utility: it's useful in bringing people together; it's beneficial in its cathartic power; and it can be profitable for rightsholders.

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