4/1/2022 7:18:59 PM Musicians turn to NFTs in hunt for fresh profits By Gareth Jones Head-spinning examples abound. Rapper Snoop Dogg sold an NFT attached to Bacc on Death Row, his latest album, that reportedly generated...
1/20/2022 12:59:18 PM The calculators behind the music-catalog megadeals By Sarah Wolter The growth of streaming and other online activity means song use is on the rise, generating payments to the songwriter and other...
10/28/2021 12:01:24 PM Song lyrics strike a chord with private equity By Sarah Wolter Movies and adverts have long given older songs such as Fleetwood Mac's “Dreams” the chance of a fresh lease of life, generating years of...
8/4/2021 3:02:48 PM Wildfire Systems raises $15m in Series A funding By Sarah Wolter California based financial tech platform that powers reward and loyalty programs raised $15m in Series A funding led by TTV Capital and...
12/11/2020 2:10:37 PM From Bob Dylan to Blondie — why investors are buying up hit songs By Sarah Wolter As artists starved of touring income because of coronavirus pandemic restrictions cash in on old classics, there are plenty of takers....
12/11/2020 12:45:07 AM Centrifuge Tinlake and Paperchain join forces to accelerate music streaming revenues By Sarah Wolter While media consumption has shifted to streaming and on-demand models, the revenue and payments process hasn’t kept up. Despite the...
4/28/2017 4:51:17 PM Spotify Buys Startup To Help It Track Musician Royalties By Gareth Jones Spotify has bought Mediachain Labs, a small Brooklyn-based company that specializes in blockchain technology. Mediachain will help...