Music Business
🌅 Horizon Future Leaders - Maddie Jones
This week, we caught up with Maddie Jones; social media and marketing manager at Align Agency
YouTube claims ‘broad license’ to use music uploads for AI training
Questions about what YouTube and parent firm Alphabet are training their musical AIs on, and what the licensing structure around that is, have been bubbling for some time. A court filing this week sheds more light on the issue. The filing is part of a case sparked by a lawsuit earlier this year agai
Google moves to dismiss indie artists’ Lyria 3 AI training lawsuit, arguing they licensed their music when agreeing to YouTube’s terms of service
Google argued that the artists licensed their music to YouTube when they uploaded it – and that the license covers the conduct they are now suing over. Source
Symphonic promotes four executives, with Taylor Garland elevated to EVP & CFO
Janette Berrios was elevated to SVP, Corporate Marketing; Ed Poston to SVP, Head of A&R; Lane Roney to SVP, Finance; and Taylor Garland to EVP & CFO. Source
Music Industry Mourns MOBO Founder Kanya King
The founder and CEO of MOBO, Kanya King, died this week, it was announced earlier today. Tributes have been coming in for King from across the music industry, including YolanDa Brown, who says she’s o
Tributes Pour In for MOBO Founder Kanya King
The founder and CEO of MOBO, Kanya King, died this week, it was announced earlier today. Tributes have been coming in for King from across the music industry, including YolanDa Brown, who says she’s o
CISAC Pledges to Protect Human Creativity Amid AI Advancements
CISAC used its General Assembly in Paris today to launch a new declaration - the Paris Commitment - via which creators call on policymakers and the industry to ensure “human creativity” is “protected,
Tributes Pour In for MOBO Founder Kanya King
The founder and CEO of MOBO, Kanya King, died this week, it was announced earlier today. Tributes have been coming in for King from across the music industry, including YolanDa Brown, who says she’s o
CISAC Pledges to Protect Human Creativity Amid AI Advancements
CISAC used its General Assembly in Paris today to launch a new declaration - the Paris Commitment - via which creators call on policymakers and the industry to ensure “human creativity” is “protected,
Music Industry Mourns MOBO Founder Kanya King
The founder and CEO of MOBO, Kanya King, died this week, it was announced earlier today. Tributes have been coming in for King from across the music industry, including YolanDa Brown, who says she’s o
CISAC Launches Paris Commitment to Protect Human Creativity from AI
CISAC used its General Assembly in Paris today to launch a new declaration - the Paris Commitment - via which creators call on policymakers and the industry to ensure “human creativity” is “protected,
Tributes Pour In for MOBO Founder Kanya King
The founder and CEO of MOBO, Kanya King, died this week, it was announced earlier today. Tributes have been coming in for King from across the music industry, including YolanDa Brown, who says she’s o
CISAC calls for protection of human creativity amidst AI advancements
CISAC used its General Assembly in Paris today to launch a new declaration - the Paris Commitment - via which creators call on policymakers and the industry to ensure “human creativity” is “protected,
MOBO founder Kanya King dies
The founder and CEO of MOBO, Kanya King, died this week, it was announced earlier today. Tributes have been coming in for King from across the music industry, including YolanDa Brown, who says she’s o
CISAC Pledges Protection for Human Creativity Amid AI Advancements
CISAC used its General Assembly in Paris today to launch a new declaration - the Paris Commitment - via which creators call on policymakers and the industry to ensure “human creativity” is “protected,
Music Industry Mourns MOBO Founder Kanya King
The founder and CEO of MOBO, Kanya King, died this week, it was announced earlier today. Tributes have been coming in for King from across the music industry, including YolanDa Brown, who says she’s o
Art Directors Guild Criticizes Scorsese's AI Use
"Generative AI is only capable of producing this type of “cinematic intelligence” by ingesting large swaths of copyrighted work, likely scraped from the internet without consent, credit, compensation,
Art Directors Guild Slams Martin Scorsese for “Turning His Back” on Artists with AI Partnership
"Generative AI is only capable of producing this type of “cinematic intelligence” by ingesting large swaths of copyrighted work, likely scraped from the internet without consent, credit, compensation, or transparency." Art Directors Guild Slams Martin Scorsese for “Turning His Back” on Artists with
Music Industry Mourns MOBO Founder Kanya King
The founder and CEO of MOBO, Kanya King, died this week, it was announced earlier today. Tributes have been coming in for King from across the music industry, including YolanDa Brown, who says she’s o
Musicians Union Sues Major Labels Over AI Agreements
As the majors start to do deals with AI companies, artists are increasingly concerned about how those deals work and how the money will be shared. Now the American Federation Of Musicians has gone leg