Soundcloud has just raised a new round of funding, $60 million at a valuation of $700 million. However, the most important news is that Soundcloud could be pursuing licensing deals with record labels to legalise…
This is a great article by Jason Calacanis on why he turned down funding from YouTube and why content creators need to think beyond YouTube. Jason runs a YouTube Channel with 20-30 million views per…
Spotify is on a roll at the moment. Spotify just closed a new round of funding lead by Goldman Sachs’. The Coca-Cola company chipped in $10 million, and Fidelity Investments is bringing around $15 million…
SoundCloud has just raised around $50 million in funding, valuing the company at $200 million. Its great to see music startups gaining a lot more VC money and SoundCloud is an amazing product. SoundCloud is…
Hip hop legends Public Enemy have been trying to raise $250,000 through fan funded platform SellaBand, but it seems as though that amount was unrealistic! Now Public Enemy is only after $75,000 for their new…
Not to be outdone by streaming competitors Spotify, who are rumoured to have gained a new funding partner (and consultant) in the form of Napster/Facebook founder Sean Parker, MOG have announced second round funding of…
Despite an economic meltdown that has added to venture capitalists’ already wary view of the music industry, fan-to-artist funding enabler Slicethepie has attracted another $1.4 million. The money will be used to broaden marketing efforts,…
There has been a lot of talk recently about music startups. iLike is on the table and looking for a buyers, as is Imeem. A couple months ago Tunecore received more funding and now it…