Written by Believe-owned distribution company TuneCore has appointed Lucy Huang as the company’s new Chief Technology & Product Officer. Huang’s appointment was announced today (November 19) by Andreea Gleeson, TuneCore’s Chief Executive Officer, to whom she will report. As TuneCore’s Chief Technology & Product Officer (CTPO), Huang will be responsible for the company’s development and strategic direction […]
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days. MBW’s round-up is supported by Centtrip, which helps over 500 of the world’s best-selling artists maximize their income and reduce their touring costs. Early this week we got word of the passing […]
Universal Music Group, ABKCO and Concord Music Group are seeking “at least” $500 million in damages after filing a copyright infringement lawsuit against TuneCore and the music distributor’s parent company, Believe, Billboard reports. TuneCore allows independent artists to easily distribute their music across major streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon. The company, which […]
Believe has issued a statement in response to a major copyright infringement lawsuit filed against the company and its subsidiary TuneCore by Universal Music Group, ABKCO, and Concord Music Group. The lawsuit, filed on Monday (November 4) alleges that Believe has built its business through “industrial-scale copyright infringement” of “the world’s most popular copyrighted recordings.” In a statement issued to MBW today […]