Music Business
Sounds Market Promotes Sustainability in DJ Equipment Market
Sounds Market has refurbished and resold more than 1,800 DJ devices since 2023, making the circular economy a working alternative to buying new. In this Member Feature, Pau Agustí explains why discont
AFEM and Beatport Host Webinar on Label Growth Strategies
AFEM and Beatport present Amplifying Your Label on Beatport, an online webinar on best practices for your label on the platform.
Collabhouse AI Manager and Growth Platform Sees Rapid Subscription Growth
Collabhouse pairs distribution with an AI Manager and a growth layer for independent artists and labels, and saw subscriptions rise fourfold in a single month. In this Member Feature, Andy Berendsen e
Virgin Music Group Joins Association for Electronic Music as Partner
Virgin Music Group has joined the Association for Electronic Music as a partner. The group also includes FUGA, already an AFEM member, and Downtown. Daniel Bisbing, Vice President, Commercial Marketin
Country Profile Philippines – Recap
The Philippines has a recorded music market that is growing steadily, with a “young, mobile-first population, improved connectivity and a growth in consumption for local music.” While data costs remain relatively high, streaming now represents more than 90% of total recorded music revenue. The post
Get ready to promote artist merch on Pinterest this holiday season
As more and more artist teams integrate Pinterest into their marketing campaigns, you might want to start planning for your holiday push on the platform. Pinterest says its users start planning, saving and comparing gift ideas well before Black Friday, so getting ready now means you can push for mor
YouTube report provides insight into latest AI UGC trend
YouTube has published a new Culture & Trends report, looking at how people use generative AI to express themselves creatively – and it points to some interesting new UGC potential. In a survey of almost 700 US video posters aged 14 to 44, 72% said they use AI on their videos or images. 61% said they
Collabhouse Sees Significant Growth with AI-Powered Platform
Collabhouse pairs distribution with an AI Manager and a growth layer for independent artists and labels, and saw subscriptions rise fourfold in a single month. In this Member Feature, Andy Berendsen e
Virgin Music Group Joins AFEM
Virgin Music Group has joined the Association for Electronic Music as a partner. The group also includes FUGA, already an AFEM member, and Downtown. Daniel Bisbing, Vice President, Commercial Marketin
Supreme Court Avoids Ruling on Termination Rights Due to Conflicts
An attempt by the major music publishers and BMG to persuade the US Supreme Court to overturn a landmark songwriter-friendly termination rights ruling has failed, because of BMG’s involvement. Basical
Alex Hehir Discusses Wixen Music UK's Artist-First Approach
This week we caught up with Alex Hehir, Managing Director of Wixen Music UK, one of the most respected independent music publishers, known for its artist-first ethos.
Musicians Uncompensated in AI Deals, AFM Campaign Claims
US performer union AFM has launched a new campaign around AI calling on labels to ensure musician consent is secured before including their recordings in any AI deals. It’s not clear how labels plan t
NMPA Criticizes Amazon's Streaming Payment Proposal for Songwriters
The US Copyright Royalty Board will next year decide what streaming services should pay songwriters and music publishers in the American market from 2028 to 2032. Most of the services want to keep the
US Supreme Court Declines to Hear Termination Rights Appeal Due to Judicial Conflicts
An attempt by the major music publishers and BMG to persuade the US Supreme Court to overturn a landmark songwriter-friendly termination rights ruling has failed, because of BMG’s involvement. Basical
Alex Hehir: Wixen Music UK Managing Director Profiled
This week we caught up with Alex Hehir, Managing Director of Wixen Music UK, one of the most respected independent music publishers, known for its artist-first ethos.
AFM Launches Campaign Over AI Licensing and Musician Compensation
US performer union AFM has launched a new campaign around AI calling on labels to ensure musician consent is secured before including their recordings in any AI deals. It’s not clear how labels plan t
Collabhouse Subscription Growth
Collabhouse pairs distribution with an AI Manager and a growth layer for independent artists and labels, and saw subscriptions rise fourfold in a single month. In this Member Feature, Andy Berendsen e
Zee Music Company to sharpen A&R focus, plans to sign five more artists
In March, Indian record label Zee Music Company announced that it had signed veteran pop act AdnanSami for “a series of original non-film singles”. Since then, it’s inked similar deals […] The post is from Music Ally.
Cioz Clarifies Demo Submission Process for Raamo
Anyone who’s run a record label knows how much of the A&R process happens before you even press play. Producers send long biographies, folders with twenty unfinished tracks, broken download links, and
The three big debates around music and generative AI
This Friday, CMU’s Chris Cooke will join a panel discussion at Un-Convention on music and AI. Generative AI models that output music pose lots of questions for the music industry, which can make such