Music Business
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
Member Feature: Sounds Market
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
Monotone founder on industry shifts and AI impact
Monotone founder Ian Montone – manager of Jack White, Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, and more – on the flattening of culture, the catalog gold rush, the impact of AI, and what humankind is actually
Ian Montone Discusses Industry Challenges and AI's Impact
Monotone founder Ian Montone – manager of Jack White, Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, and more – on the flattening of culture, the catalog gold rush, the impact of AI, and what humankind is actually
Frances Shillito Advocates for Enhanced Safeguarding Strategies
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: Safeguarding Strategies 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
Billboard France Launches Inaugural Power Players Awards
Music industry professionals working in the French market were honored at the inaugural event.
Billboard France Celebrates Its First Power Players Edition
Music industry professionals working in the French market were honored at the inaugural event.
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
Music Industry Deals: GRAI, Fever, and More
Also this week: Dan Loeb's Third Point increases its stake in Live Nation, MNRK acquires the Black Label Society catalog and more.
The Deals: GRAI Acquires Social Music Platform Hangout; DICE Owner Fever Raises $250M
Also this week: Dan Loeb's Third Point increases its stake in Live Nation, MNRK acquires the Black Label Society catalog and more.
Billboard's Music Industry Events Calendar
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
Pumproom Records Welcomes Parallel Voices
Parallel Voices’ Cloudy / On My Own is a compact release, but it says a lot about where he is trying to take things next. Out September 18, 2026 via Pumproom Records, PR022 brings the Indian electronic artist into the Bengaluru label’s catalog with a release that splits his sound between high-energy
Submit Your Music to Magnetic’s Spotify Playlist for Free
If you have a melodic house track that belongs alongside the music on Magnetic Magazine’s Melodic House 2026 playlist, I want to hear it. We’re accepting free submissions for playlist consideration from independent artists and labels. You can send your track using the form below, and there is no fee
Aaron Dessner Discusses Music Career and New Label
In the latest episode of Billboard On the Record, Aaron Dessner talks about the art of collaboration, his journey in the music business and his new label, Long Pond Music.
Aaron Dessner Talks Longevity in the Music Industry — and His New Label With Interscope
In the latest episode of Billboard On the Record, Aaron Dessner talks about the art of collaboration, his journey in the music business and his new label, Long Pond Music.
LANDR expands AI fraud detection built with machine learning lab Mila – and says artificial streams flagged by Spotify for music it distributes fell 95% between Q1 2025 and Q2 2026
Distribution and music creation platform expands streaming fraud detection system Source
Over 50% of a major streaming service’s tracks come from DistroKid – and other revelations from UMG’s lawsuit
UMG's lawsuit accuses the DIY distributor of "deceptive trade practices and blatant copyright infringement", and of flooding streaming services with AI-generated "slop. Source