BreakrPay™️, powered by Live Nation Urban's investment in Breakr, offers instant payments to creators instead of typical 30-day payment terms. This innovative platform empowers brands and labels to scale campaigns faster and drive cultural impact. | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs & dope stuff for music lovers.

Roc Nation merges its Label and Equity Distribution divisions to form ROC Nation distribution, a platform designed to empower independent artists. Offering a hybrid of services, artists retain ownership of their masters, creative control, and access to proprietary analytics. This merger aligns with Roc Nation's mission to support artists globally, providing tools and freedom for all genres. | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs & dope stuff for music lovers.

UnitedMasters launches DEBUT+ for $19.99/year, offering independent artists premium music distribution, advanced analytics, and 100% royalties. Join the 'Make Your Debut' Challenge for a chance to win $250K, a SELECTCON 2024 performance, and an artist development package. Empower your music career with UnitedMasters' tools and resources. Visit unitedmasters.com/en/debutplus for more. | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs & dope stuff for music lovers.

Shaolin: A Wu-Tang-Inspired Board Game blends Wu-Tang Clan trivia with battle mechanics, immersing players in 30+ years of the group's history and cultural impact. Players become students training in the 35 chambers of the Shaolin Temple, aiming to create the 36th chamber, inspired by the 1978 film 'The 36th Chamber of Shaolin. | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs & dope stuff for music lovers.

The exclusive 2Pac Cannabis Collection launches in select California dispensaries on July 19th, with a Michigan release through Pleasantrees planned later this year. Customers can choose from five strains, including Alien OG and phenotypes Take 1-4. Vote for your favorite "Take" via QR code; the winner joins the permanent collection this fall. | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs & dope stuff for music lovers.

Omdia's Q2 2024 analysis reveals Spotify as the largest music industry company by market cap, reaching $62.5B. Spotify's market cap rose 18.2% from Q1, while Universal Music Group's fell 1.5% to $53.7B. | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs & dope stuff for music lovers.

Female and female-identifying individuals can apply for the chance to win a $5,000 scholarship to study music business at Berklee Online. | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs & dope stuff for music lovers.

SoundLabs and Universal Music Group (UMG) have partnered to provide UMG artists with MicDrop, an AI vocal plug-in. Launching this summer, MicDrop lets artists create high-fidelity vocal models using their voice data, retaining full control. These models are exclusive to the artists and not the public. | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs & dope stuff for music lovers.

Cinnafilm Inc. introduces an AI-powered PixelStrings feature that generates music from video content in real-time, synchronizing rhythms with editing tempo and frame-rate cadences for a unique audio-visual experience. | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs & dope stuff for music lovers.

Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg began the rollout of Gin & Juice By Dre and Snoop, the first ready-to-drink product from their new premium spirits company to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Snoop's classic debut album Doggystyle, produced by Dr. Dre. The canned beverage is named after Snoop's Grammy-nominated 1994 classic song "Gin & Juice" and comes in four flavors: Citrus, Melon, Passionfruit, and Apricot. | Visit Achickwitbeatz.com for your instrumental needs & dope stuff for music lovers.