Snapchat announces new music licensing deals, including with previously litigious SUISA
Snapchat has announced new music licensing deals with a range of collecting societies, including SUISA, which had previously sued the app in Germany.…
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Swiss collecting society sues Snapchat
SUISA Digital has sued Snapchat in the Hamburg courts over unlicensed use of music it represents, with SESAC backing the action.…
Snapchat teams up with Live Nation for AR festival experiences
Snapchat and Live Nation are developing augmented reality experiences for users at eighteen festivals, including Lollapalooza, Wireless, Reading and Leeds.…
Snapchat announces Sony Music deal for Sounds and AR good times
Snapchat has signed Sony Music to its Sounds music library and is adding music to its AR Lenses, with Sony already using the platform's AR tools.…
Universal Music announces new deal with Shapchat
Universal Music and Snap Inc have announced a global agreement letting Snapchat users use Universal's recorded music catalogue in Sounds and augmented reality Lenses.…
Megan Thee Stallion to host celebrity pets show on Snapchat
Snapchat has announced new original series, including 'Off Thee Leash', in which Megan Thee Stallion will interview celebrities and their pets.…
DistroKid announces Snapchat alliance
DIY distributor DistroKid has partnered with Snapchat, letting artists get their music into Snapchat's Sounds library, following an expanded deal with Twitch.…
Snapchat buys Voisey
Snapchat has acquired music creation app Voisey, according to Business Insider, after the UK start-up changed its address to Snap's London base.…
Snapchat rolls out its music library feature
Snapchat has rolled out its music library globally after piloting it in Australia and New Zealand, letting iOS users add licensed tracks to their videos.…
CMU Digest 10.08.20: Live Nation, TikTok, AM/FM Act, Tunecore, Snapchap
CMU's weekly digest covers Live Nation's COVID-hit results, Trump's TikTok order, the AM/FM royalty debate and Round Hill's lawsuit against TuneCore.…
Snapchat announces licensing deals to bring music to Snaps
Snapchat has announced licensing deals with Warner Music, Universal Music, Merlin and the US National Music Publishers' Association to bring music to users' Snaps.…