February, 2024

GEMA proposes licensing model for AI-generated music
GEMA proposes that authors should receive compensation beyond a one-time payment for training data Source...

Vevo returns to revamped Music Business UK Awards to sponsor Artist To Watch category
Global music video network presents category dedicated to artists on the rise at November's big night Source...

Music videos by Adele, Kendrick Lamar and more blocked from YouTube in the US amid licensing dispute with SESAC
'Despite our best efforts, we were unable to reach an equitable agreement before its expiration,' according to YouTube Source...

Oasis tickets to go on sale for North American leg of 2025 tour… with no dynamic pricing
“America. Oasis is coming. You have one last chance to prove that you loved us all along.” Source...

‘Clinging to old-school methods of breaking artists is holding the industry back. It’s like, do you want to be Blockbuster or Netflix?’
MBW's Trailblazers series meets Chief Zaruk and Simon Tikhman, co-founders and CEOs of The Core Entertainment Source...

TikTok Music is over. But elsewhere, TikTok is making some interesting music-related moves…
Here are three interesting things MBW has spotted about TikTok's music moves in recent weeks... Source...

‘We want to create a legacy so that generations to come know our name.’
Charley Snook, MD of UK-based EGA Distro, discusses the bright and boundless future of the independent sector and how EGA plans to build on domestic success to become a global force Source...

Reservoir Media faces activist investor call for ‘strategic review to maximize shareholder value’
Irenic Capital, founded by Adam Katz and Andy Dodge, owns around eight percent of Reservoir Source...

YouTube strikes deal with SESAC, begins reinstating music videos by Adele, Kendrick Lamar and more following licensing dispute
SESAC strikes deal with YouTube 'to equitably compensate SESAC’s songwriters and publishers for the use of their music.' Source...

Music Industry Insights: Kanye West’s New Album, TikTok Music’s Closure, and More
This week brought major shifts and exciting developments in the music world. Kanye West made headlines with the announcement of his forthcoming album Beauty and the Best, and TikTok’s decision to cl...

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