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Duetti, a music investment company focused on indie music rights, has announced it has secured $114 million in new funding for the further acquisition of music catalogs. That includes $34 million in new equity financing, led by PE firm Flexpoint Ford, with participation from existing investors Nyca Partners and Viola Ventures. It also includes $80 […]
Keep the Halloween thrills and chills coming with “Fright Type,” the new mini edition of the Consequence Crossword. And if you haven’t already, be sure to check out our makeup crossword for last weekend’s puzzle, “Vampires.” A little knowledge goes a long way in the Consequence Crossword. New puzzles appear every Tuesday and in every weekend edition […]
Liam Payne’s voice will grace the airwaves once again as his first posthumous release, “Do No Wrong,” drops this Friday, Nov. 1. The single, a collaboration with Grammy-winning producer Sam Pounds, comes just weeks after Payne’s sudden passing, sparking an outpouring of tributes and memories from friends and fans around the world. Pounds announced the […]
When a robot says it loves Daft Punk, you know the future has arrived. EDM.com has discovered a TikTok video in which Tesla’s Optimus bot surprised a group of inquisitive attendees at the company’s recent “We Robot” event with its top music pick: Daft Punk. Speaking with the group, the Optimus bot said EDM is […]
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. You can finally glow like 16-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys with her skincare and makeup brand Keys Soulcare. As part of […]
Spooky Season is rolling right along into Halloween week, but those who have been tuned in to Agatha All Along know there’s nothing to fear about how fun this limited series about a coven of witches has been. The show is anchored by Kathryn Hahn, reprising her WandaVision role as the clever and wicked Agatha […]
Tool recently announced their first-ever destination festival named Tool Live In The Sand, and now they’ve got two additional Mexican shows around it! The shows will take place on March 12 in Monterrey at the Explanada del Estadio Mobil Super, and on March 15 in Mexico City at the Explanada del Estadio Azteca. Outside that, […]
In July, investment giant Blackstone acquired Hipgnosis Songs Fund‘s assets from HSF’s then-public shareholders in a transaction worth USD $1.584 billion. According to MBW’s analysis, that transaction – when you factor in HSF’s debt – gave HSF’s portfolio of 45,000 songs an approximate enterprise value of USD $2.20 billion. That same portfolio (originally accumulated between 2018 and […]
Paradise Blue, the beloved destination festival Excision has called a “headbanger’s paradise,” will not return in 2025, its organizers announced. Launched by the dubstep superstar’s event organizer, Excision Presents, the oceanfront weekender debuted by virtue of a splashy takeover at Cancún’s Marriott Resort and all-inclusive Four-Diamond Paradisus Resort back in 2022. It has since become […]
Having recently announced the imminent departure of co-founder Geoff Barrow, Beak> have detailed their final tour dates with the drummer and singer. The run kicks off in Montreal, on March 22, 2025, before weaving through the United States and concluding in Vancouver a couple weeks later. New Invada signee Litronix supports. Check out the itinerary […]