by Jenny Crawford | Feb 7, 2024 | DATA INSIGHTS
TikTok, the pandemic’s golden child that couldn’t be banned, is under fire once again. This time, Universal Music Group (UMG) is calling for a ‘time out’ on TikTok as its licensing negotiations with the platform have failed. It’s no secret that TikTok contains huge...
by Larry Mills | Nov 1, 2023 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, DATA INSIGHTS, MODIFIED AUDIO, RIGHTSHOLDERS
At Pex, we have spent years building the best content and music identification technology so rightsholders can be attributed and compensated correctly. This market-leading technology powers our user-generated content (UGC) tracking solution, Discovery, and our content...
by Larry Mills | Apr 19, 2023 | DATA INSIGHTS, MODIFIED AUDIO
Social media trends often involve music, and creators aren’t shy about modifying music to fit their needs. For example, high-pitched, sped-up audio has become increasingly popular on TikTok and other platforms. Labels have even embraced the trend, creating playlist...
by David Southwell | Mar 3, 2023 | DATA INSIGHTS, ENGINEERING BACKEND, LIFE AT PEX
In February, Pex celebrated it’s ninth anniversary and as a way to celebrate, we took a look at our accomplishments by the numbers. For roughly nine years our Discovery product has searched the Internet for audio and video content. Once it finds new content, we...
by Jenny Crawford | Feb 6, 2023 | DATA INSIGHTS
Every year the Grammys recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry, and awards are determined by the creators’ peers in the Recording Academy. Millions tune in to see if their favorite artist takes home an award, but many are disappointed as the music...
by Jimmy Lin | Apr 4, 2022 | DATA INSIGHTS
Music’s biggest night aired this past Sunday, and while not as controversial as the Academy Awards, the Grammys was still full of memorable moments, both good and bad. The touching tributes to Stephen Sondheim and Taylor Hawkins, along with the inspiring message from...
