February, 2025

The importance of rejection – and being told ‘that’s impossible’: 5 things we learned from Elliot Grainge’s commencement speech
Atlantic Music Group boss gave commencement speech for graduates at Northeastern University over the weekend Source...

SoundCloud addresses AI clause in terms of service, says it ‘has never used artist content to train AI models’
Fairly Trained founder Ed Newton-Rex spotted the update, which went largely unnoticed since it was rolled out in February 2024 Source...

Elton John, Paul McCartney among artists urging UK government to ‘protect copyright in the age of AI’
Letter to UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer comes as the House of Lords prepares to vote on a contentious data bill Source...

Matt Ellis appointed Chief Financial Officer of Universal Music Group
Most recently, Ellis served as Executive Vice President and CFO at Verizon Communications Source...

Ed Newton-Rex: Why I’m deleting my SoundCloud account.
This MBW Views op/ed comes from Ed Newton-Rex (pictured), CEO of the ethical generative AI non-profit, Fairly Trained. Source...

UK government faces second House of Lords defeat over AI copyright rules
The latest vote came shortly after more than 400 artists, creative industries workers and executives called on the UK to mandate transparency in AI training Source...

Candice Watkins named President of Capitol Records Nashville and EVP of Capitol Christian Music Group
Capitol Music Group is reorganizing its Nashville divisions by bringing its country and Christian music operations under a unified banner Source...

Universal partners with Apple Music to launch Sound Therapy wellness music collection
Sound Therapy divides its offerings into three categories targeting focus, relaxation, and sleep Source...

Tencent Music’s ‘Super VIP’ tier drives quarterly revenues to $1bn mark as income from streaming subscriptions jumps 16.6%
Company saw an 8.3% YoY increase in number of paying users, reaching 122.9 million in Q1 Source...

Sony Music renews multi-year licensing deal with Tencent Music Entertainment
News was revealed within the Q1 financial filing published Tuesday morning by TME Source...

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