Music Business
Paul Anka Honored as BMI Icon at 2026 BMI Pop Awards
Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter are co-winners of songwriter of the year. Sony Music Publishing took publisher of the year.
Music industry “disappointed” by UK government’s “draft” bill on ticket tout ban from King’s Speech
"The relegation of this important issue to a ‘draft bill’ in the footnotes of the King’s Speech is hugely disappointing,” said one industry body, just days after Keir Starmer promised to stamp out touts "as soon as possible" The post Music industry “disappointed” by UK government’s “draft” bill on t
Paul Anka Honored as BMI Icon at 2026 BMI Pop Awards: ‘I’ve Been Doing This a Long Time’
Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter are co-winners of songwriter of the year. Sony Music Publishing took publisher of the year.
Owen Kiernan on Navigating Digital Noise for Artists and Labels
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 in Electronic Music
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 from DJ Sets to Live Electronic Music Performances
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
Music Tech Pitch Competition for Electronic Labels
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.
Beatport Connect Event in New York
Beatport Connect comes to New York on Friday 12 June, taking over Refuge in Brooklyn for a full day of panels, workshops and a networking mixer with the artists, labels and industry voices building ca
Anthropic’s new funding round sees valuation approaching $1tn
Its tangle with music publishers continues to show no sign of impeding Anthropic’s ability to raise absolutely tons of money from investors and tech giants. The AI firm is reportedly in talks to raise its next bumper round of funding. Bloomberg suggested that it’s raising “at least” $30bn at a val
Scavenger-hunt platform PassPass raises ‘seven-figure’ funding
Earlier this year, we wrote about scavenger-hunts startup PassPass’s drive to get music artists to use its platform in their marketing campaigns. Perhaps news of its latest funding round will persuade them. PassPass has raised a “seven-figure” seed-funding round, which it said valued the company at
German artists call for crackdown on secondary ticketing
We’ve been covering the debates and legislation around secondary-ticketing reform in the UK and US. Now Germany is also seeing a step-up in calls from the music industry for change. Industry bodies Pro Musik and BDKV have published an open letter to Germany’s federal government, signed by artists in
Tencent Music’s revenues grew 7.3% year-on-year in Q1 2026
Chinese music-streaming giant Tencent Music has reported $1.15bn of revenues for the first quarter of 2026. That’s up 7.3% year-on-year, although its actual music business grew faster. That part of the company – mainly its three streaming services – made $944m in Q1, which was a 12.2% year-on-year r
AFEM to Host Roundtable on 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 Discusses Transitioning DJ Sets to Live 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
Music Tech Pitch Competition for Electronic Labels in London
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.
Beatport Connect Comes to Brooklyn
Beatport Connect comes to New York on Friday 12 June, taking over Refuge in Brooklyn for a full day of panels, workshops and a networking mixer with the artists, labels and industry voices building ca
Lawyers Deny 'ER' Rip-off in 'The Pitt' Lawsuit
'ER' creator Michael Crichton’s estate first brought the case against Warner Bros. in 2024
‘The Pitt’ is not an ‘ER’ rip-off, claim show’s lawyers in lawsuit
'ER' creator Michael Crichton’s estate first brought the case against Warner Bros. in 2024
AFEM Podcast on Live Electronic Music 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
Music Tech Pitch Competition for Electronic Labels
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.