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Slip.stream has raised $7.5m in a Series A financing round with contributions from Sony Music Entertainment and Third Prime

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Music platform Slip.stream — which provides copyright-free music created for streamers, content creators, podcasters, and companies — has closed a $7.5 million Series A financing round with input from investors including Sony Music Entertainment, Third Prime, and Lightshed Ventures. Slip.stream previously raised $3.25m in a 2021 seed funding round, bringing their total raised to $10.75m. The new funding will "drive the development of the platform, grow their team, add new content partnerships, a...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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Kobalt and AI-powered music creation platform Udio form strategic partnership

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Independent music publishing and rights management company Kobalt has started a strategic partnership with Udio, the AI-powered music creation platform, which includes the licensing of Kobalt's catalogue through an opt-in process. The two companies said the agreement "forges a path for collaboration on Udio’s licensed AI music creation service," which is expected to launch later this year. Udio’s new platform will be trained on authorised and licensed music. "The new partnership establishes an i...

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Calendar — Week 14, 2026

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2026 APRIL 2026 – April 9-10: Tallinn Music Week in Estonia.

- April 21: Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland. – April 22-24: IMS Ibiza 2026, presented in partnership with AlphaTheta, at the Mondrian & Hyde Ibiza. - April 26: World Intellectual Property Day initiated and coordinated by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). This year's theme is 'IP and Sports: Ready, Set, Innovate'. ...

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Digital deals — Week 14, 2026

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These are some of the digital deals announced this week:

Copyright management company Bridger, part of Winamp Group, has been confirmed as a Client Rights Management Entity (RME) by the International Confederation of Societies of Authors (CISAC). The new status enables direct relationships with collective management organisations worldwide. Following the signature of the CISAC Client RME agreement, Bridger has implemented the required business and technical framework in accordance with the CI...

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