Music Business
Sounds Market: Promoting Sustainability 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
Billboard’s Music Industry Events Calendar
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
Alessio Collina Shows His Range on Shades of Me
Alessio Collina’s Shades of Me E.P feels like a fitting title for a label boss finally stepping into his own limited series. Out September 24, 2026 via Trend Records Limited, TRLTD007 is a four-track vinyl-only release that moves across garage-leaning house, deep and tribal pressure, techier club mo
Cosmocities Explores Japanese Electronic Music with New Compilation
Cosmocities’ Denshi Ongaku No Bigaku Vol. 3 continues the label’s ongoing look at Japanese electronic music with a compilation that feels carefully sequenced instead of broadly assembled. Out Septembe
Cosmocities Returns to Japanese Electronic Music
Cosmocities’ Denshi Ongaku No Bigaku Vol. 3 continues the label’s ongoing look at Japanese electronic music with a compilation that feels carefully sequenced instead of broadly assembled. Out September 25, 2026, the 11-track release moves across ambient, house, jazz, electronic, and more experimenta
Warner Music Group shakes up its recorded-music leadership
For major labels, the last couple of years of corporate disruption have included several rounds of layoffs, but also a roiling stew of reorganisation. The post is from Music Ally.
Musixmatch: ‘Lyrics are becoming the LLM of the music industry’
Max Ciociola turned Musixmatch into the world’s largest lyrics company. Now, with backing from TPG – and having struck a deal with Suno for a copyright-detection tool called Sentinel – it’s on a path to becoming something much bigger… Source
Jim Selby Joins ASCAP Board of Directors
Selby has joined the board as a publisher member, ASCAP President and Chairman of the Board Paul Williams. Source
Jackson Wagener Named ASCAP's Senior Vice President and Head of General Licensing
He will oversee the team that licenses the organization's repertory of over 20 million musical works to restaurants, bars, fitness studios, live music venues, and other establishments that use music.
Josh Remsberg Appointed Head of Commercial Partnerships at EVEN
Remsberg will run EVEN's commercial relationships across the music business, dealing with labels, distributors, managers, artist teams, and other partners. Source
Music Industry News: Warner Music, Suno
The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source
Frances Shillito on 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: Strategies for Post-Algorithm Audience Building
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 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
Sounds Market Promotes 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
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
AFEM Industry Insider: Strategies for Post-Social Media Audience Building
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 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
New Head of Commercial Partnerships at EVEN
Remsberg will run EVEN's commercial relationships across the music business, dealing with labels, distributors, managers, artist teams, and other partners. Source
Frances Shillito on 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