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Create Music Group company history timeline

2015

Create Music Group was founded in 2015 by CEO Jonathan Strauss and COO Alexandre Williams.

2016

A third co-founder and now chief business officer, Wayne Hampton, joined in 2016 and helped CMG gain a following among hip-hop artists.

In 2016, Create Music Group acquired distribution company Label Engine, a company that Williams had previously worked for.

2018

In 2018, Create Music Group announced the launch of its music publishing division with the signing of 6ix9ine.

2019

As of January 2019, Create Music Group monetizes approximately 9 billion streams a month.

In April 2019, the company gained a new and potentially formidable competitor: Troy Carter, best known for his former gig as Lady Gaga's manager and his artist rights company Atom Factory, has launched a new company called Q&A that will offer many of the same services.

2020

Plus, Soundcloud, which recently sold a minority stake to satellite radio service Sirius XM Holdings, is on track to hit $200 million in revenue in 2020, with much of its growth due to artist services like analytics and distribution to streaming sites.

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