U.S. tech startup Muserk and Japan’s Video Research have joined forced to create MUSERK V.I.D.

Managing the global online rights of major broadcasters, networks and production companies of Japan, the J.V. marks the time a global rights management service is being offered to the Japanese market from a company that is owned by both a U.S. and Japanese company.

The company will serve, protect and manage clients’ online video rights through Muserk’s propriety AI technology, M-Match and M-PAC, which matches data sets including language characters and content tiles uploaded via YouTube and DSPs.

“With this joint venture and the creation of Muserk V.I.D., we expect to see less piracy of Japanese content on all platforms and an opportunity for our customers to monetize their content online through royalty collection,” shared Wataru Mochizuki, President of Video Research.

“Video Research is a perfect partner with intrinsic understanding of the needs of Japanese content creators,” said Muserk Founder Paul Goldman, who will serve as CEO of the board for the J.V. based in N.Y.

Goldman adds, “Our AI technology was created by a tech team, not from music, but from biotech used to working with petabytes of data, enabling us to create a solution that has the ability for massive scale, speed and machine learning to address Japan’s vast amount of content and data complexities.”

Croatia native and London-based singer/songwriter/producer Ninski is bringing back the groove with his latest pop/dance track “my boo” f/Harina, released via Soave Records. Storming the viral charts across Europe, Ninski’s breakthrough moment arrived with his 2020 single, “Bonnie x Clyde.”

Vocalist Harina burst onto the scene earlier this year with her aggressive trap/pop anthem “Nothing,” which received praise from Spinnup, Cloudkid, Earmilk and many others. Combining Ninski’s melodic sounds with Harina’s dance-inducing vocals, “my boo” is bound to be a summer bop.

Stream it below.

Alt/rock band The Haunt have released their first single “Brag About” from their highly anticipated forthcoming EP. The new single is the first music since their 2019 track “What Are You So Cold?” and arrives via DashGo, a next-generation record label that serves as an end-to-end music distribution resource. The official music video premiered on AltPress on 7/30.

Symbolizing the highs and lows of their closest relationships, vocalist Anastasia Grace and guitarist Max Haunt say, “On tour, we felt like we were trapped in a time capsule while everyone else’s lives went on without us back home.”

Hear a glimpse of what to expect on their upcoming EP by streaming “Brag About” here and check out the music video below.