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This week, France-born music streaming service Deezer set out a method to handle fraudulent streaming exercise and the rise of AI music on its platform.
Deezer says that it’s constructing a set of instruments to detect AI-generated content material, and goals to develop a system for tagging music created by generative AI, beginning with songs utilizing artificial voices of current artists.
Elsewhere, after Bloomberg broke the information final week that HYBE was elevating round USD $380 million “to fund acquisitions within the US and broaden its enterprise past Okay-pop”, trade sources subsequently recommended to MBW that the ultimate quantity in HYBE’s elevate might be even larger.
Many suspect that HYBE will significantly goal M&A alternatives in Latin Music with the cash, as that class continues to blow up. This week, MBW picked out ten on-the-rise Latin Music corporations which will or might not be on HYBE’s thoughts..
Additionally this week, Firebird – co-founded by ex-KKR Associate Nat Zilkha and ex-Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard, with Raine Group as its lead investor – revealed the names of various music and music-adjacent corporations by which it has acquired stakes.
Plus, Anthem Leisure expanded its long-standing partnership with Timbaland, whereas DistroKid faces a possible class-action lawsuit over the way it handles takedown requests.
Right here’s what occurred this week…
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1) HYBE IS RAISING A STACK OF CAPITAL TO BUY LATIN MUSIC COMPANIES. WHO MIGHT IT TARGET?
Final week, Bloomberg broke the information that HYBE was elevating round USD $380 million “to fund acquisitions within the US and broaden its enterprise past Okay-pop”.
Business sources have subsequently recommended to MBW that the ultimate quantity in HYBE’s elevate might be even larger.
“I’m advised they have already got USD $1 billion dedicated to this elevate,” stated one well-placed supply with information of HYBE’s course of. “It may keep there, or transfer up even greater.”
What’s HYBE going to spend – or at the very least attempt to spend – this cash on buying?
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2) FIREBIRD CONFIRMS INVESTMENTS IN MICK MANAGEMENT, LEX BORRERO’S NTERTAIN, DEFECTED, MORE
Firebird Music Holdings has appeared just a few occasions in MBW headlines over the previous yr.
In September final yr, we solely revealed that the US firm had acquired a minority stake in Coran Capshaw’s Purple Mild Administration.
Two months later, we found that Firebird had purchased a considerable stake in UK-headquartered Transgressive Data.
On Tuesday (June 6), Firebird – co-founded by ex-KKR Associate Nat Zilkha and ex-Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard, with Raine Group as its lead investor – has revealed the names of various different music and music-adjacent corporations by which it has acquired stakes…”
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3) ANTHEM INVESTS IN TIMBALAND’S MUSIC MARKETPLACE BEATCLUB, ACQUIRES ADDITIONAL PUBLISHING INTERESTS IN HIS CATALOG
Canada-headquartered Anthem Leisure is increasing its long-standing partnership with music producer and songwriter Timbaland.
Firstly, as a part of the announcement, the corporate has made an funding in Timbaland and Gary Marella-founded beat market Beatclub.
Monetary phrases of the funding, a part of Beatclub’s collection A-2 funding spherical, weren’t disclosed…
4) AS AI-MADE MUSIC EXPLODES, DEEZER LAYS OUT STRATEGY TO IDENTIFY AI TRACKS AND ‘WEED OUT ILLEGAL AND FRAUDULENT CONTENT’ ON ITS PLATFORM
Deezer says it’s constructing a set of instruments to detect AI-generated content material on its platform, and goals to develop a system for tagging music that has been created by generative AI, beginning with songs utilizing artificial voices of current artists.
The tags can be used to maintain artists, labels, and customers knowledgeable about what’s “actual” or AI–generated on the platform.
Deezer claims that its plan will cut back fraudulent exercise, and that it additionally plans to “develop a remuneration mannequin that distinguishes between several types of music creation…”
5) DISTROKID FACES POTENTIAL CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT OVER HOW IT HANDLES TAKEDOWN REQUESTS
A US indie music label is looking for to launch a class-action lawsuit towards music distributor DistroKid.
The declare argues that DistroKid’s insurance policies make it not possible for indie labels and artists to defend themselves towards allegations of copyright infringement that outcome of their music being taken down from platforms.
In a grievance filed Wednesday (June 7) with the US District Court docket for the Southern District of New York, indie label Doeman Music Group Media argued DistroKid breached its fiduciary obligation to the label by failing to offer info that may assist the label defend towards a copyright infringement declare.
Together with DistroKid, it named indie hip-hop artist Raquella George (aka Rocky Snyda) as a defendant. The grievance seeks class-action standing for the lawsuit…
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