Music Industry
AFEM Activities at MMW 2026
As Miami Music Week (MMW) returns, AFEM will be on the ground supporting a programme of gatherings that connect our global community.
AFEM Activities at IMS Ibiza 2026
We’re looking forward to returning to International Music Summit Ibiza this April, with a programme that reflects the conversations shaping our sector right now.
Towa Bird's Journey and New Album
This is partner content. Billboard and Hennessy present Next in Sound with Towa Bird, in which the rising star opens up about her early inspirations, new album and what it meant to appear at Billboard
Is the Music Industry Officially Oversaturated With Songs? | Billboard On The Record
With more than 100,000 songs hitting streaming platforms every day, according to Luminate, is the music industry struggling to keep up? Milana Lewis, cofounder and CEO of Stem, sits down with Billboard On The Record to break down what this fast-growing number of daily uploads means for artists, disc
Inside Towa Bird’s Rise in Music, New Album | Billboard Women in Music 2026
This is partner content. Billboard and Hennessy present Next in Sound with Towa Bird, in which the rising star opens up about her early inspirations, new album and what it meant to appear at Billboard Women in Music 2026. Towa Bird: It’s Towa Bird, and I’m here with Billboard and Hennesey for Women
Lizzo Says Social Media Algorithms Are ‘Destroying the Music Industry’ & Messing Up Her Album Promo
"The general public has no idea when music is actually coming out," the singer said.
UK government decision to delay live music touting law in favour of sports ticketing reforms dubbed “puzzling” and “bizarre” by music industry
The UK government has set out in the King's Speech the laws it plans to pass in the next year. As expected, laws to introduce the promised ticket touting ban will only be drafted this year, not passed. Though new rules on the touting of tickets to sports events are likely to be voted on by MPs
Cutting Through the Noise – Owen Kiernan
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 Health Roundtable: 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 Industry Insider Podcast: From DJ Set to Live Show – Building a Scalable Live Performance
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: a music tech pitch competition for electronic labels and publishers
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: Music Conference Discount
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
Billboard's Music Industry Events Calendar
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
Kanye loses uncleared sample lawsuit, but warns there’s “there’s a cost attached to thinking you can take advantage of Ye”
Kanye West has lost his legal battle over an uncleared sample on a version of his ‘Donda’ track ‘Hurricane’ that was played at one of his 2021 listening parties. However, the rapper reckons the company that sued him has still made a loss when their legal costs are taken into account
Kanye loses uncleared sample lawsuit, but warns “there’s a cost attached to thinking you can take advantage of Ye”
Kanye West has lost his legal battle over an uncleared sample on a version of his ‘Donda’ track ‘Hurricane’ that was played at one of his 2021 listening parties. However, the rapper reckons the company that sued him has still made a loss when their legal costs are taken into account
This may be the “moment” to rewrite copyright law, says US Copyright Office boss
The boss of the US Copyright Office was asked about the Supreme Court ruling in the major labels v Cox case in US Congress yesterday. She said it had reduced the “incentives” for internet companies to “take steps to curb infringement”, and lawmakers might want to amend copyright law as a result
Listeners engage less deeply with music labeled as AI – even when it’s actually human-made, academic study finds
The Wu and Holmes paper was based on two preregistered studies involving 399 US participants Source
BMG acquires publishing interests in catalog of Jet, the band behind ‘Are You Gonna Be My Girl’, expanding on 2023 recordings deal
Jet released three studio albums and have sold more than 6.5 million records worldwide Source
Universal Music India strikes global distribution deal with indie artist services company first.wav
Company's operations span artist management, music distribution, and marketing Source
Billboard’s Music Industry Events Calendar
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.