BeatStars acquires Lemonaide AI to integrate ethical music generation into its rights-first platform that has paid creators over $450 million
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My name is Alexandru Stan, and this article continues the dialogue I began following the acquisition of TNW. Following the recent transaction, TNW Spaces remains with the Financial Times, while we continue the mission of the website, the events, and th…
AI music platforms Suno and Udio built billion-dollar valuations on unlicensed music, then settled only with major labels. Independent artists get nothing.
Not long ago, like many of you, I read what I feared might be The Next Web’s final article. In late September, TNW’s co-founder announced that the tech conference and news site would be winding down, no more events, no new stories. It felt like the end…
Tekpon has acquired 100% of the TNW media and events brands, which cover and convene the European technology ecosystem, from the FT. The transaction is Tekpon’s largest investment in media and events so far. It broadens the company’s reach across SaaS …