Author: Zachary Gulino
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Digital Music News: Latest Music Industry Hires: OpenPlay, Oppenheim + Zebrak, Lectrosonics, Symphonic, Peermusic, AWAL, More
The Digital Music News latest music industry hires column this week included the Symphonic promotions announcement for Steve Lewis, Jakub Alexander, Jon Mizrachi, and Laura Catana. Symphonic has announced four promotions: Nashville-based Steve Lewis (who started with the company in 2019) is now senior director of UGC and video, with…
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Billboard: The Deals: RCA Records Partners With Chinese Hip-Hop Label, EMPIRE Invests in un:hurd music
This week’s Billboard’s Deals column included the recent news from SourceAudio announcing their deal with Cyanite to integrate Cyanite’s AI music tagging and search capabilities directly into the SourceAudio licensing ecosystem. Synch platform SourceAudio struck a deal with AI-powered music analysis platform Cyanite to integrate Cyanite’s AI music tagging and…
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Billboard: Daddy Yankee Sues Ex-Wife, Jay-Z Fight Continues, Taylor Swift Tickets Hacked & More Music Law
This week’s Billboard Legal Beat column covered LyricFind’s lawsuit against Musicxmatch. ANTITRUST SHOWDOWN – A lyrics service called LyricFind filed an antitrust lawsuit against Musixmatch, claiming that the larger rival has reached an exclusive licensing deal with Warner Music Group (WMG) that’s “unprecedented in the music industry” and is aimed…
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Creative Industries News: Lyrics licensing platform LyricFind files lawsuit against competitor Musixmatch alleging antitrust violations
Creative Industries News covered the recently filed lawsuit from LyricFind against Musicxmatch. Toronto-based lyrics licensing platform LyricFind filed has filed an antitrust lawsuit against competitor Musixmatch and its private-equity owner, TPG Growth, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California,LyricFind are Musixmatch both lyric data fulfillment…
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Label Machine Podcast #36: Darryl Ballantyne
LyricFind’s Darryl Ballantyne was the most recent guest on The Label Machine Podcast where he discussed how the landscape of music rights and royalties is changing, how innovative technologies like AI and video creation tools are shaping the future for artists, labels, and fans alike, and more. Watch the full…
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A&R Worldwide: Symphonic Distribution Announces Key Promotions
A&R Worldwide covered Symphonic’s recent announcement of multiple key promotions aiding in their 2025 expansion in Volume #877 of their newsletter. Symphonic Distribution has announced several key promotions as part of its plans for expansion in 2025. Steve Lewis has been elevated to Sr. Director of UGC & Video, Jakub…
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RightsTech Extra: LyricFind Sues Rival Musixmatch Over ‘Fractional’ Monopoly
RightTech Extra covered LyricFind’s lawsuit against Musicxmatch, accusing them of monopolizing the lyric licensing market. Music lyric provider LyricFind filed an antitrust lawsuit against its main rival Musixmatch and its private equity parent TPG Global in U.S. District Court in California this week charging them with conspiring illegally to monopolize…
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Industria Musical: LyricFind sues Musixmatch for alleged anti-competitive practices
Spanish music industry trade, Industria Musical covered the lawsuit from LyricFind against Musicxmatch for alleged anti-competitive practices in the lyric licensing market. LyricFind has filed an antitrust lawsuit against song lyrics provider Musixmatch and its owner, private equity firm TPG Growth . The suit, filed March 5 in the U.S.…
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Daily Journal: LyricFind Accuses Musicxmatch of Bribing Warner for Exclusive Rights Deal
Daily Journal reported on LyricFind’s recently announced lawsuit against Musicxmatch, accusing them of anti-competitive practices in the myrics licensing market. LyricFind Inc., which helps digital streaming platforms legally display song lyrics, accused its biggest competitor, Musicxmatch SPA, of bribing Warner Chappel Music Inc, one of the “Big Three” music publishers,…
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Billboard: LyricFind Sues Rival Musixmatch in Antitrust Suit Over ‘Unprecedented’ Warner Licensing Deal
Billboard covered LyricFind’s lawsuit filing against Musicxmatch over their alleged anti-competitive behavior stemming from an agreement between Musixmatch and Warner Chappell. LyricFind is suing Musixmatch over allegations that its rival struck an exclusive licensing deal with Warner Music Group (WMG) that’s “unprecedented in the music industry” and is aimed at…