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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…
Theatre sale slashes tickets to Back To the Future The Musical to under £15
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…
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…
Universal Music Subscription Revenue Boosted by Price Hikes
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…
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…
Incidental Music: Alison Layland
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…
Spotify Introduces New 'User Notes' Feature for In-App Music Journaling
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…
Beloved 50s music legend dies in hospice after tragic cancer battle
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…
LISTEN: Music Fans Shrug Off Ticket Price Hikes to Keep Summer Concert Business Humming
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…
Actor Storm Reid hopes music reveals another side, introducing listeners to the real her
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…
Students Built the Best Seat at This Music Festival From Scraps
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…
The Maccabees say new music is on the way and 'the aim' is for an album
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…
Free music series continues next week on Peninsula
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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