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Alfons Karabuda joins the board of Servo’s parent MusicDataLabs Sweden

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Swedish composer Alfons Karabuda has joined the board of MusicDataLabs Sweden, the company behind Servo.music, the synch licensing platform created by Max Flach and Greger Hagelin. Karabuda is the Honorary President of the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA), Chair of the Polar Music Prize Award Committee, and former President of the International Music Council and music rights society Skap. “As much as I enjoy speaking my mind, words alone have only ever interested me when they lea...

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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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Anghami and Cyanite partner to enrich songs using AI-generated music metadata

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Streaming service Anghami and AI-powered metadata platform Cyanite have sealed a partnership to enhance music discovery with AI-powered metadata. Cyanite's scalable metadata infrastructure will power personalisation and discovery and provide more opportunities for Anghami users to discover music from the region. Anghami will integrate Cyanite's auto-tagging API to enhance its 2.5 million songs-strong catalogue with detailed audio-based metadata across mood, genre, energy, instrumentation, and m...

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Deezer achieves profitability in 2025 with revenues down 1.4% to €534.0m

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Euronext Paris-listed music streaming platform Deezer has posted for the first time net income of €8.5 million for the full year ending December 31, 2025, against a loss of €24.5m the previous year. “2025 marked a turning point for Deezer," said Deezer CEO Alexis Lanternier. "For the first time in our history, we delivered positive net income, alongside sustained positive free cash flow and double-digit adjusted EBITDA. We met or exceeded all of our financial commitments and delivered solid per...

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Warner Music Group and Netflix form creative partnership to produce films and series on WMG’s artists and songwriters

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Warner Music Group (WMG) and Netflix have formed a creative partnership under an exclusive multi-year deal that will give the streaming platform a first-look to make documentary series and films based on the lives, music and legacies of WMG’s artists and songwriters. "The combination of Warner Music Group’s IP with Netflix’s global reach is an incredible opportunity to introduce new fans to our artists and songwriters all around the world," said WMG CEO Robert Kyncl.

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