Apple Invests $50M In UnitedMasters
UnitedMasters says that the investment will fuel its mission to enable artists to maintain full ownership over their work while expanding their economic opportunity and introducing them to millions of new fans. Artists once needed the help of major labels (which typically demand ownership of master recordings) to build a fan base. Today, the power in the music industry is shifting back into the hands of the artists. Because of social media, labels no longer play as significant a gatekeeping role. UnitedMasters has partnerships with the N.B.A., ESPN, TikTok and Twitch, deals that reflect the new ways that people discover music.
NEARLY A THIRD OF ALL STREAMS IN THE US LAST YEAR WERE OF HIP-HOP AND R&B ARTISTS
Over 30% of all on-demand audio and video streams in the United States last year were of tracks recorded by R&B and hip-hop artists. That’s according to new stats from industry monitor MRC Data, compiled with Billboard.
Snapchat Wants You to Post. It’s Willing to Pay Millions.
In November, Snapchat announced the launch of Spotlight and their $1M a day program for top Spotlight Snaps. As $1M a day continues, New York Times tapped in with Taylor Lorenz to speak about the inspiring success and earnings many creators are finding in Spotlight.
Steve Stoute and Swizz Beatz Discuss Ownership, Entrepreneurship and more at SelectCon 2
During UnitedMasters SelectCon, Steve Stoute and Swizz Beatz sat down to discuss ownership, entrepreneurship, publishing checks, art and the “Launching New Ventures” course at Harvard.
NLE Choppa Earns RIAA Gold Certification for “Cottonwood” Album
NLE Choppa’s independently-released debut album, “Cottonwood” has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) with 500,000 units sold.
UNITEDMASTERS ANNOUNCES SELECTCON, A VIRTUAL CONFERENCE SLATED FOR DECEMBER 9-10th
After the huge success of its inaugural event this past July, with over 1 million people tuning in, UnitedMasters announces the second SelectCon of 2020 which will stream live on December 9th and 10th.
UNITEDMASTERS LAUNCHES TIKTOK GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP WITH IN-APP DISTRIBUTION INTEGRATION
UnitedMasters Launches Global partnership with TikTok with an In-App Distribution Integration. Artists & Creators can now share their original sounds directly from the TikTok app to all major streaming platforms including TikTok, Spotify, and Apple Music then start to get paid.
Beats By Dre and Translation Release “You Love Me” Film Featuring Naomi Osaka, Lil Baby, Bubba Wallace & Janaya Khan
“You love Black culture, but do you love me?” Starring Naomi Osaka, Lil Baby, Bubba Wallace, and Janaya Khan. Narrated by Tobe Nwigwe, Directed by Melina Matsoukas.
UNITEDMASTERS LAUNCHES “SELECT”, A NEW OFFERING GIVING ARTISTS 100% OF ROYALTIES
UnitedMasters Launches “Select,” a New Offering Giving Artists 100% of Royalties
ESPN ENTERS INTO MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH UNITEDMASTERS
ESPN & UnitedMasters Join Forces To Boost Programming Diversity
TIKTOK ANNOUNCES DEAL WITH UNITEDMASTERS, THE FIRST DISTRIBUTOR TO BE FULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE TIKTOK PLATFROM
TikTok announces deal with UnitedMasters, the first distributor to be fully integrated into the TikTok platform
NBA2K AND UNITEDMASTERS KICK OFF SECOND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL TALENT SEARCH
2K and UnitedMasters are partnering for their second international talent search ("2K Beats: The Search") to give the best up-and-coming artists an opportunity to have their song featured on the NBA 2K21 next-gen soundtrack.