Analysis News From Timbaland’s Suno partnership to UnitedMasters’ direct TikTok deal… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
News Suno, with a $500m valuation, has admitted training its AI on copyrighted music. It just named Timbaland as a strategic advisor. 'We're going to open up the floodgates for generations of artists to flourish on this new frontier.'
News UMG Nashville partners with Timbaland’s Mosley Music to discover new country talent UMG and Timbaland have formally announced a partnership that had been running in the background for the past year
News Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s Verzuz returns with exclusive distribution partnership with Elon Musk’s X Swizz Beats and Timbaland recently reacquired the Verzuz series from TikTok rival Triller
News Jay-Z, Timbaland and Ginuwine beat copyright lawsuit over ‘Paper Chase’ and ‘Toe 2 Toe’ The lawsuit was brought by soul musician Ernie Hines
News Timbaland acquires strategic stake in lifestyle and vinyl brand 12on12 Swizz Beatz has also previously invested in the business
News Anthem invests in Timbaland’s music marketplace Beatclub, acquires additional publishing interests in his catalog Company expands long-standing partnership with Timbaland
News Hipgnosis invests in Timbaland’s music marketplace Beatclub, grants producers and artists access to sample from its catalog Investment is part of Beatclub's series A-2 funding round
News Swizz Beatz and Timbaland hit Triller with $28m lawsuit over alleged missing Verzuz payments Livestreamed beat battle event was acquired by Triller in January 2021
News Timbaland named NFT Artist in Residence at Web3 community TIMEPieces NFT release features an exclusive beat produced by Timbaland
News Swizz Beatz & Timbaland’s Verzuz battle series is coming to Apple Music Battles will now be simulcast live on Apple Music and Beats 1
News Hipgnosis acquires Timbaland catalog Catalog comprises songs performed by Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado
News ole signs expanded deal with Timbaland including YouTube rights Ole recently raised an acquisitions warchest of $500m