Music Business
Interview: How 7 Music Supervisors are quietly shaping the course of the music industry in 2026…
We spoke to 10 Music Supervisors – to better understand the impact of Sync on the industry in 2026 As a musician or a person, working with musicians – very little, is a sure thing. Every promotional avenue, every strategy, every rollout or moment of success – is fleeting, delicate or doesn’t quite d
Sounds Market Promotes Circular Economy in DJ Equipment
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
US appeals court rejects ‘fair use’ defense over AI training – as Thomson Reuters wins copyright case backed by RIAA and NMPA
US federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that an AI company's copying of protected material to build its training data was not fair use. Source
NoCopyrightSounds wins £1.4M interim payment from former distributor AEI Music, as High Court orders interim accounts
The High Court in London also ordered AEI and the label's former sub-publisher to provide interim accounts setting out the debt owed to NCS. Source
Indie publishers set out seven principles for AI licensing: ‘The song must be properly valued.’
The two organizations are now calling on collective management organizations (CMOs) and other licensors to support the principles. Source
Sounds Market Promotes Circular Economy by Refurbishing DJ Equipment
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
Sounds Market: Promoting Circular Economy in DJ Gear
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
SESAC Music Group’s Music Services division appoints Nick LaPointe Senior Director of Business Development – Jay Sudarma promoted to VP of Marketing
Both appointments are effective immediately, Music Services said on Tuesday (September 29). Source
Sounds Market champions circular economy in DJ equipment resale.
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
IFPI Welcomes Web-Blocking Action Against Piracy Domains in Latin America
Global record industry trade group IFPI has welcomed coordinated action by government agencies in five Latin American countries to secure web-blocks against 300+ piracy domains. IFPI says the action “
Sounds Market Promotes Circular Economy in DJ Equipment
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
Members Voices: Frances Shillito – Zero Tolerance Is Not A Safeguarding Strategy
Frances Shillito spent her career in artist management and venue relations. She now trains the music industry in safeguarding, and she argues the appetite for change has finally outpaced the infrastru
AFEM Industry Insider: After the Algorithm
Long‑form content is becoming a more sustainable way to build audiences in a post‑social era. This episode shares what’s working now: formats that retain attention, platforms that reward depth, and th
Sounds Market champions circular economy in DJ equipment
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
After Almost Five Decades, Mushroom Group’s Melbourne HQ Is On The Market
“If the walls could talk, they’d have one hell of a story.”
Frances Shillito: Zero Tolerance and Safeguarding in the Music Industry
Frances Shillito spent her career in artist management and venue relations. She now trains the music industry in safeguarding, and she argues the appetite for change has finally outpaced the infrastru
Sounds Market Promotes Circular Economy in DJ Equipment
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
Frances Shillito Advocates for Enhanced Safeguarding in the Music Industry
Frances Shillito spent her career in artist management and venue relations. She now trains the music industry in safeguarding, and she argues the appetite for change has finally outpaced the infrastru
AFEM Industry Insider Discusses Sustainable Audience Building Post-Algorithm
Long‑form content is becoming a more sustainable way to build audiences in a post‑social era. This episode shares what’s working now: formats that retain attention, platforms that reward depth, and th
Sounds Market Promotes Circular Economy in DJ Equipment
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