November, 2024

Vevo dscvr artists to watch 2025: FLOYYMENOR, BRYANT BARNES, CHARLOTTE PLANK
MBW kicks of a series of features showcasing this year's Vevo DSCVR Artists To Watch Source...

SoundExchange strikes royalty agreement with SAMPRA, opening new revenue streams for US and South African artists
SAMPRA represents over 75,000 recording artists and 11,000 record companies in South Africa Source...

Generative AI opt-outs are unfair and unworkable. Let’s drop the pretense that they’re some sort of compromise.
The following MBW Views op/ed comes from Ed Newton-Rex, CEO of the ethical generative AI non-profit, Fairly Trained Source...

Universal Music Group’s stake in Spotify is now worth $3 billion. Is it time to sell?
With Spotify's share price at an all time high, UMG and Sony jointly own more than $5 billion in stock Source...

Taylor Lindsey promoted to Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Nashville
Ken Robold also named President and Chief Operating Officer of Sony Music Nashville Source...

Suno, after being sued by the majors for copyright infringement, preps launch of V4, claimed to mark ‘a new era of AI music generation’
The company has also hired Jack Brody, formerly of Snap, as its Chief Product Officer Source...

Kevin Lipson appointed Chief Revenue Officer at Republic Records
Lipson will oversee revenue strategy at Universal's East Coast-based group of labels, including Republic, Mercury, Def Jam, and Island Source...

Key Songs in the Life Of… Maykel Piron
CEO & Co-founder of legendary dance music label and now major force in copyright acquisition selects his personal magnificent seven Source...

Amazon Music to bundle Audiobooks from Audible – and unlike Spotify’s bundling move, publishers say it won’t decrease revenue for songwriters
Audible’s library includes a US catalog of more than 1 million audiobooks Source...

‘I love seeing how far dance music has come. This is not a fad.’
Mariesa Stevens, Partner and Vice President at specialist live agency Liaison Artists, on the growth and power of dance music - and putting the importance of putting the fan experience first Source...

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