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The Deals: Twitch Signs Label Licensing Deals for DJ Live-Streams; Tencent Buys $70M Stake in Thailand-Based GMM Music
Twitch signs music licensing agreements with labels and more music deals also involving Tencent, Bandcamp, Sony Music and Virgin Music Group.
Neon Gold Records, the independent label known for launching the careers of artists including Tove Lo, Charli XCX and MARINA, signed a global distribution agreement with Virgin Music Group. Bandcamp partnered with EMPIRE in a deal that will allow the independent record label to expand retail opportunities for its artists, who include Shaboozey, Key Glock, Conway the Machine, Dinner Party, Olamide, Asake and Black Sherif. The first release under the deal is “Paradise,” the debut single from Seven Hours After Violet — Odadjian’s new band also featuring Taylor Barber (Left To Suffer), Morgoth (Winds of Plague), Alejandro Aranda (Scarypoolparty) and Josh Johnson.
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