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Social platform Hangout FM secures licensing deals with SOCAN and The MLC

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Hangout FM, a new social platform launched by Turntable Labs, is ramping up its licensing efforts with the signing of two agreements with music rights societies in North America as a prelude to the launch of the social platform connecting users through the discovery and curation of music.
The Florida-based company has secured an agreement with Canadian collective management organisation SOCAN that will "ensure the collection and distribution of performance royalties to all its music creator and ...

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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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AMRA inks direct multi-territorial, multi-year licensing agreement with Spotify

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AMRA, the Kobalt-owned global digital licensing collection society, has entered into a direct multi-territorial, multi-year licensing deal with streaming service Spotify. The deal is "designed to deliver greater flexibility and value to AMRA’s songwriter and publisher clients," according to a statement from AMRA.
The two companies said that the deal represents "a broad direct licence for digital mechanical and performing rights," and its framework "reflects a genuinely collaborative effort betwe...

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Calendar — Week 32, 2025

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August 22, 2025

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SEPTEMBER 2025
– Sept. 11-13

By:larm conference and festival in Oslo, Norway.
– Sept. 17-10
Reeperbahn conference and festival in Hamburg.
OCTOBER 2025
– Oct. 2-4

Waves Vienna, at the Gürtel Lokale Wien.
– Oct. 6-7
Ad Synch Summit in New York.
– Oct. 7-9

 IMPF Global Music Summit Palma at the Hotel Marina in Palma de Majorca.
– Oct. 14-17

MondoNYC Music & Tech Conference & Showcase Festival in New York.
– Oct. 15-17

Ma...

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Key figures — Week 32, 2025

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$500 billion
That’s the expected market capitalisation of OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, once it closes is latest funding round led by investors such as Thrive Capital, according to Bloomberg.
$320 billion
That’s how much Alphabet / Google, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon are expected to spend this year on AI, up from $230 billion in capital expenditure in 2024, according to CNBC. Amazon alone is expected to spend over $100 billion, Microsoft will spend $80bn, Alphabet $75bn and Meta $60-65bn...

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