February, 2024

TuneCore says that tracks within its ‘TuneCore Accelerator’ program ‘experienced nearly 10 billion new streams’ in the first half of 2024
TuneCore has released the second edition of its 'TuneCore Accelerator Report' Source...

TikTok says that over one in four of Germany’s Top 100 singles of 2023 was popular on its platform before becoming a chart hit in the market
'TikTok has disrupted the way hits are created and in doing so, in a sense, started a democratization of the music industry,' said Charlotte Stahl, Head of Music partnerships, EMEA Source...

Sony Music Africa strikes strategic partnership with Crux Global to support artists from Ghana
Crux Global has been providing digital distribution services to local artists for over six years Source...

Sony Music Publishing wins Publisher of the Year at SESAC Music Awards for third straight year
Jack Harlow won Songwriter of the Year for the fourth year in a row at the L.A. awards ceremony Source...

Henri Jamet appointed Managing Director of Believe France
"Henri is as close as possible to the ground, he is respected in the industry, he has a creative vision and knows the company culture," said Believe Founder and CEO of Denis Ladegaillerie Source...

Superfan platform Mellomanic, formerly We Are Giant, closes $6m funding round
Mellomanic says it has seen a 13,000% increase in monthly active users since the start of the year Source...

The Circuit Group launches UK arm led by James Sutcliffe, forms JV with CTRLFRK
Sutcliffe will also serve as Co-President of the new Circuit Management, alongside Michael Boyce. Source...

Musician accused of $10m AI streaming fraud scam pleads not guilty (report)
Michael Smith was indicted by the US Government earlier this month over an alleged $10 million streaming fraud scam Source...

Gareth Mellor promoted to SVP, Global Marketing & Communications at Downtown Music
Mellor will oversee the global marketing and communication efforts across Downtown’s four core divisions Source...

Nelly sued for at least $50m over allegedly not crediting former St. Lunatics bandmates on hit album Country Grammar
US rapper Nelly has been sued by his former bandmates, the St. Lunatics, over a copyright dispute regarding several tracks from his hit album Country Grammar, which was released in 2000. The complaint...

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