We are the music makers https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/warner-halley-records-artists-keep-masters Warner buys Halley Records, the label behind Oques Grasses. Who owns the masters is still unclear https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/warner-halley-records-artists-keep-masters Warner Music Spain has bought all of Halley Records, the Barcelona label behind Oques Grasses and Els Catarres. One outlet says Halley's licensing model leaves the masters with the artists, but no one else has confirmed it, and that question decides what Warner has actually bought. Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industrylabelsacquisitionsmasterswarner-musichalley-recordscatalan-music https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/avex-buys-85-percent-s10-entertainment Avex takes 85% of S10 Entertainment: a Japanese label group now owns a US artist manager https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/avex-buys-85-percent-s10-entertainment Avex has raised its stake in Brandon Silverstein's S10 Entertainment to 85%, trade press report, with a path to full ownership. The real story is the playbook. A Japanese company is buying a US manager's relationships to get its own acts heard abroad, and S10's clients now have a manager owned by a label, publisher and live business. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industryartist-managementavexj-popacquisitions https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/07/bandlab-acquires-aiode-musician-models BandLab buys Aiode, the AI studio built on licensed session players. Now publish the payout https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/07/bandlab-acquires-aiode-musician-models BandLab Technologies has bought Aiode, whose AI "musician models" are built with named session players who get a share of the tokens spent on their model. It is a better deal for players than scraped training, but neither company says how big that share is. Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers aibandlabsession-musiciansacquisitions https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/07/primary-wave-closes-kobalt-deal-what-clients-should-check Primary Wave closes its Kobalt deal. What Kobalt's writers should check now https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/07/primary-wave-closes-kobalt-deal-what-clients-should-check Primary Wave has completed its purchase of Kobalt, reportedly for around $1.5 billion. The publisher known for transparent admin now belongs to a company whose main business is buying song catalogues, and that changes the questions Kobalt's clients should be asking. Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industrypublishingkobaltprimary-waveacquisitions