Music Business
Apple Music's Competitive Strategy on Billboard On The Record
Music streaming is a crowded market where platforms offer most of the same content, so how does Apple Music differentiate itself? Oliver Schusser, vp of Apple Music and international content, Apple, j
Bella Figura Music acquires Paul Epworth publishing catalog, including work with Adele, Florence + The Machine and more
Alexi Cory-Smith's UK-based music rights company says it has more than $200 million in music rights under ownership and management. Source
EMPIRE strikes strategic partnership with Bollywood powerhouse Zee Music to ‘expand Indian music’s footprint worldwide’
Deal arrives amid continued global interest in India's music market Source
AI And Music Publishing Licensing – How Do We Get There?
The following MBW op/ed comes from Monica Corton, a veteran music publisher of over three decades. Source
AFEM to Discuss Sustainability in Electronic Music Industry
The language of sustainability is now firmly embedded in conversations across the music industry, but what do these terms actually mean in practice?
Unison: A Digital-First Music Publishing Platform
In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor
Inside Apple Music: How It Competes Without A Free Tier | Billboard On The Record
Music streaming is a crowded market where platforms offer most of the same content, so how does Apple Music differentiate itself? Oliver Schusser, vp of Apple Music and international content, Apple, joins Billboard On The Record to break down how the service has transitioned from its early Beats Mus
YouTube expands its likeness-detection tech to entertainers
With deepfakes on the mind of top stars in the music industry – not to mention the wider worlds of entertainment and celebrities – YouTube’s latest announcement will come as welcome news. The company is expanding its ‘likeness detection’ technology to the entertainment industry, via partnerships wit
EC study examines music discoverability on streaming services
It’s a fine morning for fans of 337-page studies on the discoverability of diverse European cultural content in the digital environment. One has just been published by the European Commission! Stay with us: this research is interesting. The report has a particular focus on music and books – how thes
Labrinth Addresses 'Euphoria' Situation, Prioritizes Musical Integrity
The musician recently hit out at the industry, his record label and the HBO show itself
Labrinth comments further on ‘Euphoria’ “drama”, refuses to “reduce” his music to “online fodder”
The musician recently hit out at the industry, his record label and the HBO show itself
Anthropic claims that training on lyrics is ‘transformative’
Fresh from raising another $5bn from Amazon – with potentially up to $20bn more to come – Anthropic is getting back into the details of its legal battle with music publishers. Billboard reported on the latest salvo from Anthropic in the case, in response to a filing in March by the plaintiffs. They
Sustainability in the Electronic Music Industry
The language of sustainability is now firmly embedded in conversations across the music industry, but what do these terms actually mean in practice?
Member Feature: Unison's Digital-First Platform
In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor
AFEM Explores Sustainability in Electronic Music Industry
The language of sustainability is now firmly embedded in conversations across the music industry, but what do these terms actually mean in practice?
Unison: An Independent Publishing Rights Management Platform
In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor
AI Is Already Training on Music. The Real Question Is: Who Gets Paid?
AI is already learning from music. Quietly, constantly, and at a scale most people don’t fully see yet. While the industry debates hypotheticals, the real shift has already happened. The […] The post is from Music Ally.
Warner Chappell launches in India; Jay Mehta to lead recorded music and publishing for WMG in India & neighboring South Asian markets
The new WCM India division will provide songwriters with exclusive access to the wider WMG’s studios within its Mumbai headquarters. Source
Sustainability in Electronic Music
The language of sustainability is now firmly embedded in conversations across the music industry, but what do these terms actually mean in practice?
Unison's Digital Music Publishing Platform
In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor