Downtown Neighbouring Rights (DNR), the Downtown Music Holdings-owned business dedicated to performance royalties, has signed former Fleetwood Mac member Lindsey Buckingham to a four-year deal. DNR will represent his entire catalogue, which includes his work as a writer and performer on one of the top-selling albums of all time, Rumours, among other notable Fleetwood Mac and solo works.

Tuned Global, the leading B2B music streaming and technology specialist, has partnered with Thailand’s largest media and entertainment conglomerate, GMM Grammy, to launch the first ever music streaming service dedicated to Thai artists and consumers.

FUGA, the world’s leading full-service B2B music distributor owned by Downtown Music Holdings, has announced a global delivery platform services deal with Beggars Group, the legendary independent label group home to 4AD, Matador, Rough Trade Records, XL Recordings and Young.

Exceleration Music, the global music venture founded by leading indie sector executives Glen Barros, John Burk, Charles Caldas, Amy Dietz, and Dave Hansen for the purpose of investing in independent labels and developing their legacies, has struck an agreement with Bloodshot Records founders Rob Miller and Nan Warshaw to acquire the label.

The Face-value European Alliance for Ticketing (FEAT) has joined a list of 30 signatories in a statement penned by the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) concerning the European Union’s upcoming Digital Services Act.

SyncVault, a music promotion platform which offers influencers the first means to monetise YouTube Shorts, is launching this weekend at Liverpool Sound City. 

Utopia Music has acquired industry-leading emotional data enrichment company, Musimap. The acquisition will strengthen Utopia in building the next-generation infrastructure that will advance creator rights

FUGA has announced comprehensive spatial audio support and automated delivery to Apple Music – the first B2B distributor to do so.

Director Tamaki Yamashita to lead 10 strong team. FUGA’s clients to benefit from access to an additional 15 Japanese DSPs. FUGA’s global digital distribution platform localised for Japan’s three writing systems – Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana. FUGA’s CEO Pieter van Rijn and COO Christiaan Kröner join SPACE SHOWER FUGA Inc board.