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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nSOCAN\/Musical AI<\/h2>\n\nC<\/span>anadian Music Rights organization SOCAN<\/strong> struck a partnership with Canadian rights management technology company Musical AI<\/strong> that will focus on exploring uses and guidelines for AI attribution technologies in Canada \u2014\u00a0with the goal of creating an infrastructure for proper AI licensing and compensation for Canadian songwriters, composers and publishers. Musical AI\u2019s attribution system analyzes AI-generated musical outputs to assess their connection to sound recordings and musical compositions.<\/p>\n\n\t\u201cThe collaboration is founded on two principles: First, all music creators should decide how their work participates in AI. All AI use should occur on an opt-in basis,\u201d a press release reads. \u201cSecond, music creators must receive credit and compensation when their work influences an AI-generated output.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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\nReservoir Media\/Some Action<\/h2>\n\nReservoir Media<\/strong> struck a joint venture with U.K.-based A&R executive Ollie Hodge<\/strong> to bring his frontline label, Some Action<\/strong>, under the Reservoir umbrella. Some Action will now be based out of the Reservoir and Chrysalis Records office in London.<\/p>\n\n\tHodge launched Some Action in 2024 and shortly after released Good Neighbours\u2019 debut single, \u201cHome,\u201d which was certified platinum by the RIAA that year. Other signees to the label include McGrath, JP O\u2019Grady and L Devine.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe Some Action team also includes general manager Charlie Shawcross<\/strong> and A&R Dillon Hall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nSureel AI\/Symphonic Distribution<\/h2>\n\nSureel AI<\/strong>, the AI attribution company that was recently acquired by Warner Music Group, signed a partnership with Symphonic Distribution<\/strong> that will allow Symphonic clients to participate in AI-driven revenue derived from their music. Sureel\u2019s role will be to make sure \u201cpayments are tied to measurable contribution, enforcing permissions and restrictions that Symphonic creators put in place to manage the use of their work,\u201d according to a press release.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nToo Lost\/Roblox<\/h2>\n\nToo Lost<\/strong>, a music distribution and tech platform serving indie artists, labels and rights holders, partnered with Roblox <\/strong>to make music it distributes available within the Roblox music ecosystem. The Too Lost catalog includes songs by The All-American Rejects, A$AP Ferg, 1nonly, Jessie Reyez, Mach-Hommy, Quavo, Royel Otis, Smokepurpp, Teddy Swims, Luke Chiang and Alex Warren. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\nAllTrack\/SACEM<\/h2>\n\nU<\/span>.S. PRO AllTrack<\/strong> partnered with French collective management organization SACEM<\/strong> for direct multi-territory digital licensing of AllTrack\u2019s repertoire. The agreement covers streaming and download royalties, including performance and technical shares, from DSPs in more than 130 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. AllTrack will continue managing collections via existing direct global licenses with select DSPs and partnerships with sister societies in their local markets.<\/p>\n\n\tSACEM conducts centralized multi-territory digital licensing negotiations with DSPs including Spotify, Apple, Amazon and YouTube. It also \u201cprovides advanced metadata processing and enrichment services designed to improve data accuracy, increase match rates, and reduce ownership conflicts,\u201d according to a press release.<\/p>\n
\n\tAllTrack members will begin receiving royalty payouts under the deal as soon as August 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SoundCloud-logo-a-2024-new-billboard-pro-1260.jpg?w=1024″] SoundCloud acquired the music platform and direct-to-fan marketplace Nina Protocol, which shuttered last year. As part of the deal, SoundCloud is acquiring Nina\u2019s editorial archive and its \u201cgenre map,\u201d according to a press release. Nina artists will have the opportunity to opt into SoundCloud\u2019s creator ecosystem, giving them access to tools for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[48,226],"class_list":["post-2069634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-billboard-com","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2069634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069634\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2069634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2069634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2069634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
C<\/span>anadian Music Rights organization SOCAN<\/strong> struck a partnership with Canadian rights management technology company Musical AI<\/strong> that will focus on exploring uses and guidelines for AI attribution technologies in Canada \u2014\u00a0with the goal of creating an infrastructure for proper AI licensing and compensation for Canadian songwriters, composers and publishers. Musical AI\u2019s attribution system analyzes AI-generated musical outputs to assess their connection to sound recordings and musical compositions.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThe collaboration is founded on two principles: First, all music creators should decide how their work participates in AI. All AI use should occur on an opt-in basis,\u201d a press release reads. \u201cSecond, music creators must receive credit and compensation when their work influences an AI-generated output.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n Reservoir Media<\/strong> struck a joint venture with U.K.-based A&R executive Ollie Hodge<\/strong> to bring his frontline label, Some Action<\/strong>, under the Reservoir umbrella. Some Action will now be based out of the Reservoir and Chrysalis Records office in London.<\/p>\n \n\tHodge launched Some Action in 2024 and shortly after released Good Neighbours\u2019 debut single, \u201cHome,\u201d which was certified platinum by the RIAA that year. Other signees to the label include McGrath, JP O\u2019Grady and L Devine.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Some Action team also includes general manager Charlie Shawcross<\/strong> and A&R Dillon Hall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n Sureel AI<\/strong>, the AI attribution company that was recently acquired by Warner Music Group, signed a partnership with Symphonic Distribution<\/strong> that will allow Symphonic clients to participate in AI-driven revenue derived from their music. Sureel\u2019s role will be to make sure \u201cpayments are tied to measurable contribution, enforcing permissions and restrictions that Symphonic creators put in place to manage the use of their work,\u201d according to a press release.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n Too Lost<\/strong>, a music distribution and tech platform serving indie artists, labels and rights holders, partnered with Roblox <\/strong>to make music it distributes available within the Roblox music ecosystem. The Too Lost catalog includes songs by The All-American Rejects, A$AP Ferg, 1nonly, Jessie Reyez, Mach-Hommy, Quavo, Royel Otis, Smokepurpp, Teddy Swims, Luke Chiang and Alex Warren. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n U<\/span>.S. PRO AllTrack<\/strong> partnered with French collective management organization SACEM<\/strong> for direct multi-territory digital licensing of AllTrack\u2019s repertoire. The agreement covers streaming and download royalties, including performance and technical shares, from DSPs in more than 130 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. AllTrack will continue managing collections via existing direct global licenses with select DSPs and partnerships with sister societies in their local markets.<\/p>\n \n\tSACEM conducts centralized multi-territory digital licensing negotiations with DSPs including Spotify, Apple, Amazon and YouTube. It also \u201cprovides advanced metadata processing and enrichment services designed to improve data accuracy, increase match rates, and reduce ownership conflicts,\u201d according to a press release.<\/p>\n \n\tAllTrack members will begin receiving royalty payouts under the deal as soon as August 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/soundcloud-acquires-nina-protocol-music-industry-deals\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SoundCloud-logo-a-2024-new-billboard-pro-1260.jpg?w=1024″] SoundCloud acquired the music platform and direct-to-fan marketplace Nina Protocol, which shuttered last year. As part of the deal, SoundCloud is acquiring Nina\u2019s editorial archive and its \u201cgenre map,\u201d according to a press release. Nina artists will have the opportunity to opt into SoundCloud\u2019s creator ecosystem, giving them access to tools for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[48,226],"class_list":["post-2069634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-billboard-com","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2069634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069634\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2069634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2069634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2069634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Reservoir Media\/Some Action<\/h2>\n
Sureel AI\/Symphonic Distribution<\/h2>\n
Too Lost\/Roblox<\/h2>\n
AllTrack\/SACEM<\/h2>\n