Vevo Brings Premium Music Videos to Retail Stores

The three major music companies have all just banked equity in Stability AI by joining a USD $76 million Series B investment into the gen-AI company. Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, and Warner Music Group join a Series B investor coalition that also includes gaming giant Electronic Arts, plus investment firms AMD Ventures and Pacific Alliance Ventures. Universal and Warner had previously signed strategic partnerships with Stability AI. Coatue, Greycroft, Kadmos Capital, Sean Parker, and Eric Schmidt are also participating in the Series B, investing for a second consecutive round. ( https://lnkd.in/eBsVbD6d )

More than 100,000 radio stations are coming to the iM Media Hub. We’ve partnered with Stingray to bring TuneIn — including live sports, news, music, podcasts and radio — directly into the vehicle through a native, OEM-branded experience. No phone projection required. For drivers: Favorites and Recently Played carry into the experience, while AI-powered recommendations make it easier to discover something new for the drive. For automakers: significantly more of the content people already listen to, brought together inside one interface they can brand and control. “Media Hub is built to give drivers one intuitive place to access the entertainment they enjoy most,” says John Jasper, our Founder, President and COO. “Adding TuneIn significantly expands that choice.” Read the announcement → https://lnkd.in/gcNeNSrd @TuneIn @Stingray #ConnectedCar #Automotive #InCarEntertainment

When you create a platform that aims to provide new value to Drivers, OEMs, and Content Creators, it such a vote of confidence in that vision when the pending production deals start closing… Today is that day… 🎉 TuneIn sees how the iM Media Hub platform will drive content discovery, increased usage, and new subscription revenue for them, and we see how that increased exposure & usage will drive more entertainment value for drivers, which in turn drives more value for our automotive partners. I love it when I get to work on a solution that really is a WIN-WIN-WIN for everyone involved! 🏆

Some of the world’s biggest brands didn’t grow by owning everything. They grew by owning the connection. From rides and stays to shopping, music and entertainment, their real power lies in making access easier and bringing the right people together. #MarketingMind #Brands

KWP #TrendWatch - #SoundOff - #132 This week's show we track the pressure building in #LBE as big concepts face real revenue tests and executive shakeups start piling up. We weigh what’s hype versus what’s profitable across #competitive_socializing, brand activations, #immersive_art, and the next wave of mixed-use venues. https://lnkd.in/e2TeTRZT

Big news from Merch Cat: Luminate Reporting is now available! 🎉 Artists and their teams can now submit eligible physical music sales from live shows directly to Luminate through Merch Cat. Merch Cat connects with Square for point-of-sale transactions and brings real-time inventory tracking, venue settlements, reporting, analytics, and Merch Cat Fan sales into one connected platform. With the addition of Luminate Reporting, artists now have another option for making eligible physical music sales part of official industry reporting through their existing merch workflow. We’re proud to bring this new capability to the Merch Cat platform and grateful to the team at Luminate for working closely with us to make it possible. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/eM4rGXpt. Have questions or want to get set up? Reach out to our founder, Vanessa Ferrer at vferrer@merchcat.com. #MerchCat #Luminate #MusicIndustry #MusicTech #TourLife #LuminateReporting

💜 The success of K-pop is often attributed to superfans. In reality, the industry's advantage is its operating model. K-pop labels have built a full-stack label system that combines rigorous trainee programmes, coordinated promotion cycles and continuous fan engagement. These elements work together to create long-term artist brands rather than simply launching new releases. This distinction is important as Western music companies look to replicate K-pop's success. Many elements of the model – such as fan engagement strategies – can be adapted. But the broader ecosystem that underpins K-pop has been developed over decades and is deeply embedded within the South Korean music industry. The lesson for the global market is not to copy K-pop wholly. To find out more, read MIDiA’s landmark K-pop report from Olivia Jones: https://lnkd.in/eeDygTPA

Canva is tapping into that trend through its partnership with SB19 and Sony Music Entertainment, giving A'TIN access to official creative assets and templates as brands increasingly embrace user-generated creativity to deepen engagement. Story link in the comments

Our second monthly product update to artists — everything that has leveled up since July. Gymmy, our AI assistant, became a real operator — building links, sending promos, submitting demos. The bio-link page now surfaces the DJs charting an artist and lets promoters book them directly. Fan tools got catalog-wide smart links, live previews, and release-day pre-save reminders. Every artist now has a one-click public press kit. Book Me and Promo Box turn a page view into a booking or honest feedback. And the label directory sorts best-first with a live match-rate score. Six upgrades, one platform — and a thank-you to the five artists who shaped them: Jon Billick, Pitto, Sebb Junior, Grace Bones and Jochem Hamerling. Some news alongside it: growyour.music is a finalist in the Reeperbahn Festival Startup Contest (Sound of Solutions) and pitches in Hamburg on 17 September. https://growyour.music #MusicIndustry #IndependentArtists #MusicTech #ProductUpdate

Second monthly update out. Same rule as the first one: everything in it came from artists telling me what was in their way. Gymmy stopped being a chatbot and started doing the work — building links, sending promos, submitting demos. Bio-link pages now show which DJs are actually charting you, and let a promoter book you from the same page. Press kit is one click. Label directory sorts by how well you actually match. Six upgrades, and a selection five artists who shaped them: Jon Billick, Pitto, Sebb Junior, Grace Bones, Jochem Hamerling. Thank you. The beta is open and free to join — if you’re making electronic music or run an independent label and want the next update shaped by what’s in your way, come build it with us: growyour.music Also: we’re a finalist in the Reeperbahn Festival Startup Contest — pitching in Hamburg on 17 September. If you’re there, come say hi. #MusicTech #IndependentArtists #MusicIndustry #startup #promo #innovation #beta #ventures #invest #creator