Music Business
Exploring the Electronic Music Release Lifecycle
Designed for artists, labels and music professionals, the session will trace the full lifecycle of an electronic music release.
Jimmy Eat World's Bleed American: A Difficult but Rewarding Creation
They had no label, no management and the money was running out, but they had the songs, and a hit that would catch the ear of Taylor Swift, Prince and the rest of the world
Jimmy Eat World's "Bleed American" Creation
They had no label, no management and the money was running out, but they had the songs, and a hit that would catch the ear of Taylor Swift, Prince and the rest of the world
The Making of Jimmy Eat World's Bleed American
They had no label, no management and the money was running out, but they had the songs, and a hit that would catch the ear of Taylor Swift, Prince and the rest of the world
Jim Adkins and Zach Lind discuss the impact of Jimmy Eat World's 'Bleed American'.
They had no label, no management and the money was running out, but they had the songs, and a hit that would catch the ear of Taylor Swift, Prince and the rest of the world
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The Making of Jimmy Eat World's Bleed American
They had no label, no management and the money was running out, but they had the songs, and a hit that would catch the ear of Taylor Swift, Prince and the rest of the world
‘Respect your fans above everything else.’
As heavy metal giants Iron Maiden mark their 50th anniversary with a global stadium tour, long-time manager Rod Smallwood OBE tells MBW in this exclusive interview about the honesty that sustains a decades-long artist partnership, his war on ticket touts, and what the industry gets wrong about super
Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood: ‘Respect your fans above everything else.’
As heavy metal giants Iron Maiden mark their 50th anniversary with a global stadium tour, long-time manager Rod Smallwood OBE tells MBW in this exclusive interview about the honesty that sustains a decades-long artist partnership, his war on ticket touts, and what the industry gets wrong about super
Billboard’s Music Industry Events Calendar Provides Key Dates
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
French Montana Settles Lawsuit Claiming He Stole $1M Swiss Watch
The strange case alleged the rapper borrowed an uber-lux Richard Mille, never gave it back, and had offered a counterfeit watch as collateral.
French Montana Settles Lawsuit Claiming He Stole $1M Swiss Watch
The strange case alleged the rapper borrowed an uber-lux Richard Mille, never gave it back, and had offered a counterfeit watch as collateral.
ChatGPT training was legal and covered by ‘private research’ copyright exception says Indian judge
A judge in India has ruled that Open AI was fine to use content owned by news agency ANI when training ChatGPT, because AI training is covered by a ‘research’ exception in Indian copyright law. Although related to news content, it’s a key ruling on the copyright obligations of AI companies in India
Democrats in Congress ask whether StubHub boss Eric Baker’s ticket touting side hustle “manipulated markets”
The revelation that StubHub boss Eric Baker is also MD of a company involved in industrial-level ticket touting on the StubHub platform has already resulted in a lawsuit in the US courts and is now the subject of an investigation by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee in US Congress
Boosie Badazz Hit With Lawsuit Over Alleged Nightclub Hookah Assault: ‘Violently Ambushed’
Already hit with a criminal charge, the rapper is now facing a costly civil case claiming he was “severely intoxicated” and attacked a bouncer from behind.
Ari Gelaw promoted to SVP, Creative A&R at Sony Music Publishing
Gelaw will remain based in the company's Los Angeles office, reporting to SMP President, Head of US A&R Katie Welle. Source
Patreon lays off 20% of its staff in biggest round of cuts in its history
CEO Jack Conte said Patreon's core business was "healthy and strong", but that the platform was restructuring to adapt faster to a shifting market. Source
Jimmy Eat World's Bleed American: A Defining Moment
They had no label, no management and the money was running out, but they had the songs, and a hit that would catch the ear of Taylor Swift, Prince and the rest of the world
Now Facebook’s own mobile app may be pivoting to video
Ah, the famous ‘pivot to video’ years, when all manner of news organisations and digital publishers rushed to refocus on video because Facebook’s algorithm was prioritising it.
GEMA’s PLAI is a licensed dataset for training AI-music models
As its Suno lawsuit shows, German collecting society GEMA is more-than-willing to wade into legal battles with AI companies it believes to be training on music without permission.