The Hollywood Reporter

Armin van Buuren’s Armada Label Readies $100M Fund to Acquire Dance Music Catalogs

The fund, titled Beat Music Fund (for "Best Ever Acquired Tracks"), wants to be "an artist-friendly vehicle to unlock value from recordings and copyrights within the dance arena," says Armada CEO ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Beat Music Fund Strikes Catalog Deal With Tiga Covering Such Hits as “Sunglasses at Night”

The pact with the dance music investment vehicle of Armada Music, co-founded by Armin van Buuren, will allow the DJ and producer to "reinvigorate my work and expand the influence of the techno genre." ...
Billboard

Billboard to Revamp Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart, Launch Hot Dance/Pop Songs Ranking

The changes will take effect on the charts dated Jan. 18, 2025. By Xander Zellner Billboard is revamping its dance charts offerings at the outset of the new year to better recognize the varied sounds ...
digitalmusicnews.com

Armada Music’s BEAT Acquires King Street Sounds and Chocolate Puma Catalog, Intends ‘To Announce At Least One New Deal Every Month This Year’

A little over two months after BEAT Music Fund, billed as “the first-ever dance music investment company,” arrived on the scene, the business has announced the acquisition of label King Street Sounds ...