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  • Sync Licensing and Music Distribution – One Platform That Does It All
  • Downtown’s CD Baby Unwraps a Full-Service Indie Artist Offering — Powered by the Indie Cred of Molly Neuman
  • Universal Music India strikes global distribution deal with indie artist services company first.wav

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indiepulsemusic.com /3 weeks ago

Sync Licensing and Music Distribution – One Platform That Does It All

Los Angeles, CA – April 2026 Today’s artists are forced to juggle multiple platforms just to function. One for distribution, another for sync licensing, and another for Content ID...

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digitalmusicnews.com /2 weeks ago

Downtown’s CD Baby Unwraps a Full-Service Indie Artist Offering — Powered by the Indie Cred of Molly Neuman

Downtown’s CD Baby distribution mainstay, now part of Virgin Music Group, is expanding its core distribution know-how to include full-service, hands-on support for select indie art...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /2 weeks ago

Universal Music India strikes global distribution deal with indie artist services company first.wav

Company's operations span artist management, music distribution, and marketing Source

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routenote.com /1 week ago

iMusician vs. RouteNote – music distributors compared in 2026

With another update to their pricing tiers, we take another look at how music distributor iMusician stacks up against RouteNote in 2026. The post iMusician vs. RouteNote – music di...

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 month ago

Secretly Distribution Acquires Entertainment Intelligence and Babel Ops

Secretly Distribution acquires Entertainment Intelligence and Babel Ops, which develop bespoke data and analytics tools for the independent sector. Secretly Distribution (SD) has a...

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thatericalper.com /1 month ago

Warner Music Group Moves to Acquire Independent Music Platform Revelator in Major Distribution Play

Warner Music Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Revelator, the B2B music platform built to serve the independent music community. Founded in 2012 by Bruno Gue...

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 week ago

How Music Reports Solved the Complex World of Claims-Based Royalties for DSPs & Global Rights Owners

As digital streaming platforms (DSPs) continue to expand worldwide, rendering national borders irrelevant, the burden of managing publishing licenses has grown exponentially. One n...

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routenote.com /1 month ago

The biggest music industry news | March 2026

RouteNote Revenue Sharing gets simpler, AI content tagging ramps up, and Spotify shares a host of updates and features. RouteNote updates its Revenue Sharing tool The option to spl...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 month ago

Rostrum Pacific’s FatBeats acquires physical distro company Traffic Entertainment Group, plus D2C store and label Get On...

The deal brings together three companies with a combined 50 years of experience in vinyl distribution, physical distribution, and premium catalog re-issues. Source

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supplychaingamechanger.com /1 month ago

Turning a 30 Second Clip into a Hit: How TikTok Influences Music Distribution!

Once upon a time, a record spinning on a turntable was the hottest way to play your jams. Fast forward, and now we’re breezing through songs with a swipe of a finger.  In this rapi...

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 week ago

Virgin’s FUGA Renews Global Distribution Partnership With Insomniac Music Group

B2B distributor FUGA, now part of the UMG-owned Virgin Music Group,  announces the renewal and expansion of its partnership and continuing marketing support with Insomniac Music Gr...

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musicpromotoday.com /1 month ago

EMPIRE Distribution: Building a New Music Industry Model

The music industry loves its origin stories. Most involve a chance encounter, a label bidding war, or a well-connected mentor opening doors. EMPIRE Distribution has none of that. W...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /2 weeks ago

Downtown’s CD Baby launches ‘full-service’ artist program offering marketing, distribution, and financial support for 10...

The program will support 10 artists through 2026, offering priority distribution, targeted DSP marketing, paid digital campaign support, and more. Source

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 week ago

Vietnam’s DAO Music Entertainment strikes strategic partnership with The Orchard

Deal gives DAO Music Entertainment access to The Orchard's global distribution network Source

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 month ago

Believe and TuneCore are blocking distribution of Generative AI tracks made on ‘pirate studios’ like Suno – while inking...

Denis Ladegaillerie walks MBW through company's new policy – and gives his thoughts on AI, Ackman, and more Source

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routenote.com /4 weeks ago

The biggest music industry news | April 2026

YouTube raises prices in the US, Amazon Music makes concert discovery easier, and Spotify turns 20. YouTube introduces 24/7 streaming ‘Stations’ Stepping even closer towards tradit...

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musicconnection.com /1 month ago

Universal Music Group needs a Director, Physical Revenue

The Director, Physical Revenue works across UMG’s physical business—driving revenue, margin, and execution across all labels, partners, and retail channels. This role is integral i...

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musicpromotoday.com /1 month ago

5 Music Industry Shifts: What Independent Artists Must Know Now

The music industry in 2026 is not the same ecosystem it was twelve months ago.Independent artists still relying on outdated strategies are discovering those playbooks no longer app...

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digitalmusicnews.com /3 weeks ago

France’s SACEM Discloses Nearly $1.8 Billion in 2025 Distributions Amid Continued International Growth, Tech Upgrades

Due in part to continued international collections growth, France’s Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (SACEM) distributed a little over €1.5 billion (currently...

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weraveyou.com /3 weeks ago

Monetunes is tackling the €2 Billion publishing royalty problem

Every year, an estimated €2 billion in music publishing royalties goes unclaimed. Monetunes, a publishing administration platform founded by Antonio Di Puorto, is built to close th...

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allaboutjazz.com /1 month ago

The Sync Director: Eric Meyers

As an independent jazz artist with more than a dozen releases, I've promoted my recordings in all the usual ways, hoping to spread my music and eventually recoup the money I'd inve...

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digitalmusicnews.com /2 weeks ago

The Music Industry Has a Growing Data Overload Problem. Octave Media’s Matt Jacoby Says There’s Hope.

The music industry of 2026 is exploding everywhere all-at-once, with catalog investments, creative outputs, and AI-generated mayhem part of a pedal-to-the-metal growth expansion. O...

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 month ago

Warner Music Buys Indie Distributor and Rights Management Platform Revelator, Says the Deal ‘Will Turbocharge Our Joint...

Revelator has a new owner: Warner Music Group (WMG), which intends to integrate the B2B indie distributor and rights management platform’s features en route to transforming “the su...

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law360.com /1 month ago

Music Cos. Must Share Social Media Deals With DSW

Several music companies within Warner Music Group that are suing DSW over alleged improper use of their music in social media videos must turn over licensing agreements they have w...

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musicpromotoday.com

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