Music distribution
The latest Music distribution news from Lockgroove: 5 stories, each with our own take and three songs to play next.
TikTok SoundOn distributes Daddy Yankee's La Postal in its biggest artist deal yet
The 15-track album came out on 30 October on DY Records; TikTok's SoundOn handles distribution, artist services and promotion, with no financial terms disclosed.
Nvidia's venture arm fights UMG and Sony subpoena in Suno case as DistroKid AI data talks near a deal
NVentures calls itself a passive investor in Suno, while UMG, Sony and DistroKid say they are working on a resolution over AI upload data.
SoundCloud lets ElevenMusic users publish AI-made songs directly to the platform
ElevenLabs and SoundCloud launched the link on Nov. 5; tracks are labelled as ElevenMusic output, and Artist Pro members get three free months of ElevenMusic Pro.
Warner Music Group buys German indie distributor Zebralution Music
WMG takes back a company it sold in 2017, adding a distribution route for independent labels that feed streaming services.
Create Music Group confirms a minority stake in DistroKid
The investment sits alongside CVC's majority takeover of the indie distributor, which is also fighting a lawsuit from Universal Music Group.