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variety.com - Jem Aswad - Music Industry Moves: Influence Media Partners to Acquire Anthem Entertainment's Publishing and Film & TV Assets in $600 Million Deal
Music Industry Moves: Influence Media Partners to Acquire Anthem Entertainment's Publishing and Film & TV Assets in $600 Million Deal
Variety

Influence Media Partners, in collaboration with funds and accounts managed by affiliates of BlackRock, has signed an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Anthem Entertainment: its music publishing catalogs, film & TV publishing…

afaqs.com - afaqs! news bureau - Zee Music Company expands South Indian music catalogue
Zee Music Company expands South Indian music catalogue
afaqs!

Zee Music Company has expanded its South Indian catalogue with a series of music rights acquisitions across Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films, alongside regional music-led intellectual properties. The company's regional expansion gained…

mirror.co.uk - Callum Crumlish - Theatre sale slashes tickets to Back To the Future The Musical to under £15
Theatre sale slashes tickets to Back To the Future The Musical to under £15
Daily Mirror

Summer just got even more exciting this July and August with ATG Tickets' new Summer Saver menu. The brand are best known for selling tickets to major theatre events, and now a new deal has surfaced for the summer holidays. From July 20 to August…

bbc.co.uk - David McKenna - Hull's Humber Street Sesh more than 'one day of music
Hull's Humber Street Sesh more than 'one day of music
BBC

Thousands of music fans are expected to attend Hull's biggest one-day festival on Saturday. Humber Street Sesh features more than 100 acts, spread across 10 stages at Hull Marina, including international artists. This year's headline act has been…

bbc.co.uk - David McKenna - Hull's Humber Street Sesh more than 'one day of music
Hull's Humber Street Sesh more than 'one day of music
BBC

David McKenna East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Thousands of music fans are expected to attend Hull's biggest one-day festival on Saturday. Humber Street Sesh features more than 100 acts, spread across 10 stages at Hull Marina, including…

bloomberg.com - Charlotte Hughes-Morgan - Universal Music Subscription Revenue Boosted by Price Hikes
Universal Music Subscription Revenue Boosted by Price Hikes
Bloomberg

Universal Music Group NV reported subscription revenue in the second quarter that beat analysts' expectations due to price increases from streaming platforms and a busy music release schedule. The world's largest record label reported subscription…

koreatimes.co.kr - Antonia Giordano - How Hurricane Kimchi found hope in country music
How Hurricane Kimchi found hope in country music
The Korea Times

For most listeners, country music evokes stories of heartbreak, perseverance and second chances. For Hurricane Kimchi, it became the only genre that felt honest enough to tell their own story. Hurricane Kimchi, also known as Heezy Yang, is known…

crime.cymru - David Penny - Incidental Music: Alison Layland
Incidental Music: Alison Layland
Crime Cymru

Alison Layland introduces us to a playlist of some of the musical inspiration behind her latest novel, After the Clearances. I love mixing genres – my novel itself blends of mystery, suspense and revenge with speculative/climate fiction…

hypebeast.com - Hypebeast Newsroom - Spotify Introduces New 'User Notes' Feature for In-App Music Journaling
Spotify Introduces New 'User Notes' Feature for In-App Music Journaling
Hypebeast

Spotify introduced 'User Notes' to let listeners attach personal memories and custom captions directly to individual songs within their playlists. The journaling feature transforms standard audio collections into digital scrapbooks that document…

express.co.uk - Sasha Morris - Beloved 50s music legend dies in hospice after tragic cancer battle
Beloved 50s music legend dies in hospice after tragic cancer battle
Daily Express

Freddy Cannon has passed away aged 89 Beloved singer Freddy Cannon, who rose to fame in the 1950 with songs 'Palisades Park' and 'Tallahassee Lassie,' has died aged 89. He passed away on July 17 in a hospice facility in Oxnard after a battle with…

variety.com - Andrew Wallenstein - LISTEN: Music Fans Shrug Off Ticket Price Hikes to Keep Summer Concert Business Humming
LISTEN: Music Fans Shrug Off Ticket Price Hikes to Keep Summer Concert Business Humming
Variety

The global live music business is chugging along through its busy summer season as strong as ever, defying even what has long been its biggest challenge: ticket-price sensitivity. Consumers consistently cite cost as the biggest barrier to attending…

independent.co.uk - Jonathan Landrum Jr - Actor Storm Reid hopes music reveals another side, introducing listeners to the real her
Actor Storm Reid hopes music reveals another side, introducing listeners to the real her
The Independent

Storm Reid knows how the world sees her: an accomplished, polished actor who always seems to have it all together. Through new music, the Emmy-winner hopes listeners discover another side of her. Having released her new single…

yankodesign.com - Ida Torres - Students Built the Best Seat at This Music Festival From Scraps
Students Built the Best Seat at This Music Festival From Scraps
Yanko Design

Music festivals spend a lot of money on stages. Big rigs, elaborate lighting systems, branded tents that block your view of the mountains. And then someone comes along with 4-meter timber beams, an orange safety net, and a sheet of reflective…

nme.com - Tom Skinner - The Maccabees say new music is on the way and 'the aim' is for an album
The Maccabees say new music is on the way and 'the aim' is for an album
NME | Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News

The Maccabees have teased that they're working on new music, with “the aim” of making a full studio album. The London band are currently out on a run of outdoor UK headline shows, which concludes at Leeds' Kirkstall Abbey tonight…

peninsuladailynews.com - Free music series continues next week on Peninsula
Free music series continues next week on Peninsula
Peninsula Daily News

Free concerts will continue in Sequim, Port Angeles and Port Townsend beginning Tuesday. Venues and the concert lineups include: SuperNostalgic will perform from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the bandshell at Carrie Blake Park, 500 N. Blake Ave.…

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