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The Weekly Buzz:

TIDAL has rolled out tools that will enable US-based indie songwriters to claim their music and track its usage to ensure they’re being paid correctly.

The Paramount & Skydance merger will move forward as Edgar Bronfman Jr. (former CEO of Warner Music Group from 2004 to 2011 and Chairman from 2011 to 2012) drops $6B bid. Read more.

Oasis is back.

Over half of TikTok’s biggest global tracks were independently distributed. The independent artist wave is growing stronger and stronger. Read more here.

Court clears Michael Jackson’s Estate to proceed with $600B catalog sale to Sony. Read more.

Spotify and Crunchyroll (owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment) have released a report on the explosive growth of “Anime music,” citing a 395% surge in global streams since 2021. The larger implication here is the genre’s gateway to Japanese music as a whole.

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Deals between promoters and agents are not as simple as paying an Artist a fee to show up and play. Click here for a guide on the various types of deals and settlements in the Music Industry.

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