Streaming, record label’s biggest source of revenue, is becoming predictable. Revenue consistently grows by double digit percentages from year to year: Spotify’s revenue was up 26.6% in the third quarter, while streaming at Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment …

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Ever since users’ videos on TikTok began driving what songs become hits, the music industry has been trying to reverse-engineer viral moments. That just got easier thanks to a new “Challenges” feature on the social media collaboration marketplace pearpop, where …

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Wixen Music Publishing is suing short-form video-sharing app Triller for $50 million alleging copyright infringement on more than 1,000 songs. Wixen claims that Triller has been “willfully infringing” its musical compositions by allowing its users to include them in videos …

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Armaan Malik’s “Next 2 Me” leads both of Billboard’s inaugural charts featured data from social video app Triller, announced today, July 13. The pair of charts, named Top Triller U.S. and Top Triller Global, highlight the biggest songs on the …

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At his home in Atlanta, Ben Hiott has never been busier. The 32-year-old is your co-founder of digital advertising agency Get Engaged, which specializes in influencer marketing. Ever since artists started canceling tours and press runs & ldquo;We’ve noticed a …

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ESports collective FaZe Clan has entered a partnership with e-commerce and civilization stage NTWRK, whose investors include former Interscope and Apple Music head Jimmy Iovine. “We’re in the birth of a entertainment genre. FaZe Clan is a really powerful pipeline …

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