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Music Industry Moves: Influence Media Partners to Acquire Anthem Entertainment's Publishing and Film & TV Assets in $600 Million Deal
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…
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Zee Music Company expands South Indian music catalogue
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…
Hull's Humber Street Sesh more than 'one day of music
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…
Hull's Humber Street Sesh more than 'one day of music
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…
Selena Gomez sings in Spanish with husband Benny Blanco in his new music video
US popstar Selena Gomez sings in Spanish as she parades through the streets of Los Angeles alongside her husband, record producer Benny Blanco, in his new music video. Blanco, 38, has collaborated with his wife Gomez, 34, and singer Becky G for his…
Country music star Riley Green keeps momentum going with new single ahead of September album release
Riley Green dropped some more new music for his fans. The 'Jesus Saves' singer is currently continuing to blow up in the country music world, and his new album 'That's Just Me' hits shelves and streaming platforms on Sept. 18. There's considerable…
Universal Music's Two Bearish Analysts Foresaw 25% Stock Slump
The two analysts who had sell ratings on Universal Music Group NV ahead of the stock's historic selloff on Friday said the company faces deep, structural challenges that the market has yet to fully reckon with. The contrarian views of Rothschild &…
Song of the Day: Ensemble Kluster - Kluster 2 (Electric Music)
Krautrock was a distinctly German form of underground, progressive and/or experimental rock, first appearing in the late 60s and coming into full fruition in the 70s. But where American progressive rock incorporated influences from jazz and…
New Music Friday: 5 Songs You Need to Hear This Week (7/31)
This week, NMF falls on the last day of July, which inspires thoughts of summer hitting its peak before shuffling out of the way for fall. Before that, however, some great artists are dropping a few songs that are sure to continue enhancing what we…
Zac Efron's High School Musical co-star recalls moment she knew he would be huge
High School Musical was the Disney Channel juggernaut that ushered in a new era for the corporation in the late 2000s. Released in 2006, the made-for-TV film followed Zac Efron as basketball player Troy Bolton and Vanessa Hudgens as science…
On tour with the Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth and Foo Fighters: raw music documentary captures Australia's 'best summer'
There are only a few shots in Tamra Davis' documentary The Best Summer that were filmed this century. They're the very first ones: shaky footage of a clattering box of videotapes being loaded hurriedly into a car boot as Davis evacuated her home in…
New Music Friday
Happy New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best that music has to offer -- and ET has you covered for everything in between. Disney Music Group released the 'Moana' inspired companion album…
All the Fashion Charli XCX Actually Sings About on 'Music, Fashion, Film'
Fresh from working it out on the “Girl, so confusing” remix with Lorde during a surprise appearance in the singer's Lollapalooza set Thursday night, Charli XCX heads into her own Friday headlining slot with a new album that quite…
AI Music Company Suno Loses Copyright Case in Germany
A German court has ruled against AI music startup Suno in a copyright lawsuit brought by music rights organization GEMA. According to a report by Variety, the Munich Regional Court found that Suno violated copyright law by using music from GEMA's…
How Hurricane Kimchi found hope in country music
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…
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