{"id":2046088,"date":"2025-09-24T10:46:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T10:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2046088"},"modified":"2025-09-24T10:46:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T10:46:27","slug":"cxmmunity-media-draws-six-figure-live-nation-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/cxmmunity-media-draws-six-figure-live-nation-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Cxmmunity Media Draws \u2018Six-Figure\u2019 Live Nation Investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"attachment_329677\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-329677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Brandy Merriweather \/ Live Nation Urban<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Black entertainment and events company Cxmmunity Media secures a six-figure investment from Live Nation Urban, expanding the company\u2019s footprint.<\/h2>\n<p>Under the new partnership, Live Nation Urban will work closely with The Cxmmunity Foundation, the Black entertainment and media company\u2019s philanthropic arm \u201cdedicated to increasing access and long-term opportunities for emerging talent to enter the gaming, esports, and digital entertainment industries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/gaming\/news\/live-nation-urban-investment-cxmmunity-media-1236526940\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">investment<\/a> will see Cxmmunity, as a primarily gaming and music focused company, expanding its content production pipeline as a result. It will also expand its large-scale live activations, including the music and gaming-focused The Kickback and the Atlanime event, both in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>The investment comes as a result of Live Nation\u2019s partner company, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pitchbook.com\/profiles\/fund\/27284-14F\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Black Lily Capital Investment Fund<\/a>, created to support Black entrepreneurs in the entertainment sector.<\/p>\n<h4>\u201cOur partnership with Cxmmunity represents a commitment to the future of next-generation media,\u201d said Live Nation Urban President Shawn Gee. \u201cThe leadership team has created a scalable business model at the crossroads of gaming, technology, and culture, led by visionary founders who are pushing the industry forward.\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>\u201cThrough Live Nation Urban\u2019s Black Lily Capital Investment Fund, our mission is to strategically support companies like Cxmmunity with the resources they need to grow, and we\u2019re excited about the opportunities we will build together,\u201d Gee added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA new era of culture-building begins here,\u201d said Cxmmunity Media co-founder Chris Peay. \u201cWe\u2019ve landed some major partnerships in the past, but this one feels right. We set out to shift the media landscape\u2014and we did. Now with Live Nation Urban, we\u2019re not just pushing our culture forward, we\u2019re changing what Black entertainment looks like today. It\u2019s not just about being the biggest. It\u2019s about being the most impactful, and that\u2019s exactly what we intend to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPartnering with Live Nation Urban marks a defining moment for our company,\u201d said Cxmmunity Media founder and CEO Ryan Johnson. \u201cTogether, we\u2019re unlocking new possibilities to scale our live events, deepen access to world-class talent, and leverage first-party data to shape more meaningful cultural experiences. Most importantly, this partnership is about empowering creators, giving them greater platforms, resources, and opportunities to thrive. This isn\u2019t just about growth; it\u2019s about impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis partnership is about more than capital,\u201d Johnson concluded. \u201cIt\u2019s about unlocking niche cultural storytelling through media and advertising, live experiences, data, and creator-led IP. Gen Z no longer looks to traditional celebrities as their cultural compass\u2014instead, creators are leading the way. In response to this shift, we\u2019re forging a groundbreaking partnership to build the largest media and entertainment company for creators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- END .ss-inline-share-wrapper --><\/div>\n<p><script> !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '861435292003562');\nfbq('track', 'PageView'); <\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.digitalmusicnews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Credit: Brandy Merriweather \/ Live Nation Urban Black entertainment and events company Cxmmunity Media secures a six-figure investment from Live Nation Urban, expanding the company\u2019s footprint. 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