Music Business
Jalen Brunson Values Music Legend Over NBA Finals Tickets
The cheapest tickets on the resale market for Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden are currently going for more than $7,000.
New York Knicks Star Jalen Brunson Says He’d Pay $7,500 to See This Music Legend Perform Live
The cheapest tickets on the resale market for Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden are currently going for more than $7,000.
U.K. Music Tech Industry Advocates for Support at SXSW London
The trade association hosted a takeover at the U.K. conference and festival earlier this week.
Music Industry Deals and Partnerships
Also: Ticketmaster moves into the Philippines, Red Light partners with faith-based artist management company Round Table and more.
The Deals: 10K Signs JV With Hip-Hop Label Focused on Emerging Acts; Milk & Honey Teams With mprs on Producer Catalog Acquisitions
Also: Ticketmaster moves into the Philippines, Red Light partners with faith-based artist management company Round Table and more.
Billboard's 2026 Country Power Players Event Honors Top Artists and Industry Figures
The Red Clay Strays and The Neal Agency's Austin Neal were also recognized during the ceremony.
CISAC sets out objectives for protecting human creativity amid “rapid advancements in 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, respected and sustained” as “rapid advancements in AI risk undermining the value of creative work”
A bill moving through Congress could change who controls the US Copyright Office. Here’s why it matters for the music business.
Who controls the machinery of copyright in the United States, and what happens to music if that control shifts? Source
‘Where There’s a Hit, There’s a Writ’: How Paul Rudd & Nick Jonas’ ‘Power Ballad’ Film Mines Recent Music Battles
Director John Carney speaks with Billboard about his new comedy, which centers on a battle over song credits that the music industry knows all too well.
Black Label Society Achieves First Top 10 on Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart
After 23 years of appearances, the band earns its first top 10.
Black Label Society Sets Record in Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart’s Top 10 With ‘Name in Blood’
After 23 years of appearances, the band earns its first top 10.
Owen Kiernan on Cutting Through Digital Noise for Labels and Artists
The next instalment of our Members Voices series is live. Owen Kiernan, Head of Digital at Cr2 Records, on how artists and labels can cut through the noise of more than 120,000 tracks added to DSPs ev
AFEM Roundtable Addresses Tinnitus and Hearing Health
On Tuesday 5 May, AFEM hosts a public roundtable on tinnitus and hearing health for the electronic music industry. Two guests bring direct, lived and professional experience to a candid, practical con
AFEM Podcast: Transitioning DJ Sets to Live Electronic Shows
Developing a live electronic music show is one of the most complex steps an artist can take. The latest AFEM Industry Insider podcast brings together four practitioners working at the sharp end of liv
Feedback MTUK x AFEM: Music Tech Pitch Competition
Feedback is Music Technology UK's recurring pitch competition for music tech founders. AFEM is teaming up with MTUK on this one to put electronic music labels and publishers at the centre of the room.
Fast-growing producer royalty company mprs is now buying producer catalogs – in partnership with Milk & Honey
Founded in 2021, mprs – pronounced 'Empress' – was spun out of artist management and services company mtheory when Universal Music Group acquired mtheory's label division Source
Canadian government rows back on ‘streaming tax’ for DSPs
Global streaming services are cheering after Canada’s government announced a u-turn for the country’s levy on the DSPs’ revenues in the country. The levy was part of Canada’s Online Streaming Act, and was swiftly dubbed ‘the streaming tax’ by the services as they fought against giving up 5% of their
Pershing Square set to sell its UMG stake for up to €1.5bn
Universal Music Group rejected hedge-fund Pershing Square’s €55bn acquisition offer last week. But with the latter owning a 4.7% stake in the major label, what happens next? Well, what appears to be happening next is that Pershing Square is selling that stake. Bloomberg reported that the company pla
“The seed of the song came from McCartney. Yes, I ripped him off”: Yacht rock legend Christopher Cross reveals that Ride Like The Wind was inspired by a 1974 Wings song
"I don't think I've ever told Paul that. He's probably gonna say ‘I should have gotten royalties’”
“The seed of the song came from McCartney. Yes, I ripped him off”: Christopher Cross reveals that one of his greatest yacht rock hits was inspired by a 1974 Wings song
"I don't think I've ever told Paul that. He's probably gonna say ‘I should have gotten royalties’”