Music Business
Denise Belfon Receives Royalties for ‘Work’ with Drake’s Help
Belfon also opens up about finally releasing her very first album, several decades into her career.
Spotify says it doesn’t need deals with all the majors to launch its AI covers and remixes tool
Comments landed hours after Spotify announced a licensing agreement with Merlin Source
Trinidadian Soca Icon Denise Belfon Reveals How Drake Helped Her Receive Royalties From ‘Work’ for the First Time in 30 Years
Belfon also opens up about finally releasing her very first album, several decades into her career.
AFEM x DDEX present: The Hidden Infrastructure of Music Rights
A simple question, "why can't this just work?", sparked one of AFEM's most popular member roundtables and an industry report on the friction across music data, rights and royalties. On 2 July, AFEM an
AFEM, YOYAKU, SACEM, CLIP: Understanding the Life of an Electronic Music Release
Designed for artists, labels and music professionals, the session will trace the full lifecycle of an electronic music release.
The EU AI Act’s rules on AI content labeling and training are now law and enforceable. Here’s what they mean for the music business.
The European Union's rules requiring AI-generated content to be labeled took effect on Sunday (August 2). Source
Understanding Electronic Music Release Lifecycle
Designed for artists, labels and music professionals, the session will trace the full lifecycle of an electronic music release.
AI Music Generator Suno Loses Copyright Case
“This ruling sends a powerful international message: creativity has value, and creators’ rights must be respected”
AI music generator Suno loses copyright infringement legal case
“This ruling sends a powerful international message: creativity has value, and creators’ rights must be respected”
Commercial Lead – Live Entertainment – AIMS – Remote
ABOUT AIMS We build AI technology for music search and discovery. Our clients include most of the leading music companies in the world, from majors to independent labels and publishers. […] The post is from Music Ally.
After Cox ruling, record labels offer to walk away from Grande piracy case – but clash with ISP over $4m in bond costs
Grande asked the court to "render judgment in favor of Grande," arguing that the labels cannot prove contributory infringement under the standard set by Cox. Source
Merlin Signs Licensing Agreement With Spotify for AI Remixing Tool
The streaming service announced the release of an AI remixing tool for paid subscribers in May.
Merlin Signs Licensing Agreement With Spotify for AI Remixing Tool
The streaming service announced the release of an AI remixing tool for paid subscribers in May.
Mick Jagger Helped Save Duran Duran
Plus, the ever-present keyboard player reveals that he never wears jeans but does collect cheese labels
What do prediction markets think will happen in Spotify’s results today?
Quarterly Financials Season is starting to reach its thrilling crescendo, and later today, Spotify will have its earnings call for the Q2 2026 financial results – which will bundle in updates on the platform’s Monthly Active Users, subscriber growth and perhaps some product launches and other announ
Report: 49% of Gen Z adults don’t have enough friends to spend time with in-person
Here’s a fascinating and slightly saddening report from US market research and analytics company The Harris Poll that reveals that half of Gen Z adults experience “weekend loneliness” – the highest of any generation in the 4,700 people it polled. Only 20% of Gen Z-ers “feel deeply connected and fulf
WMG releases quarterly results early; revenues up
After the excitement of this week’s UMG quarterly results which saw the key numbers go up (and yet saw the share price go down 25%), WMG was due to announce its official earnings on Thursday this week. But – finance surprise! – it is moving that date to tomorrow (Wednesday 4 August), and has already
Mick Jagger Saved Duran Duran, Claims Nick Rhodes
Plus, the ever-present keyboard player reveals that he never wears jeans but does collect cheese labels
The music industry has priced a customer it cannot find
The following MBW op/ed comes from Mag Rodriguez, Founder/CEO of EVEN. Source
Key EU AI Act rules now being enforced – so how does that affect the music industry?
On Sunday 2 August, the EU Artificial Intelligence Act was beefed-up – with a set of key consumer-facing transparency rules, AI compliance requirements, and regulatory enforcement powers all coming into force. There are a lot of facets to this act, and in terms of it impacting you or your work, it’s