Analysis News How the ‘COPIED Act’ could make it unlawful to train AI using copyrighted material without permission… A new front has opened in the battle between IP owners and AI companies who would use copyrighted IP to train AI without permission
Analysis News ‘Middle class’ of artists growing larger, Luminate report finds, as 29,253 clocked between 1m and 10m on-demand audio streams in H1 The number of "mid-tier" artists grew by more than 5% in the past year, Luminate's Midyear Music Report says
Analysis News From Blackstone’s Hipgnosis deal to the US Copyright Office’s ‘landmark’ ruling… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place
News Ireland’s IMRO extends royalty collection agreement with ICE 'International collaboration is key to maximizing revenues for rightsholders whilst minimizing costs without duplicating resources in individual markets'
News Virgin Music Group partners with Japan’s Frontier Works for anime music projects The global anime market has seen explosive growth in recent years.
News Spotify is introducing comments to its podcasts. Are music tracks next? Spotify could follow YouTube, SoundCloud and China's streaming services in upping interactivity on its platform
News Shazam users can now find artists’ Ticketmaster events through the app Ticketmaster's partnership with Shazam follows its integrations with TikTok and Snapchat
News Greg Aiello promoted to Managing Director of UK’s PPL PRS as Andrea Gray steps down Andrea Gray served as Managing Director at PPL PRS since the joint venture's founding in 2018
News Tom Kershaw, Justin Rohde join BMI as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Transformation Officer amid widespread change at the PRO The PRO recently switched to a for-profit model, and was sold to a shareholder group led by New Mountain Capital
News Amuse launches ‘Stream Check’ feature to let artists know if their music is being used in streaming fraud Artists may be unaware that their music is the target of streaming fraud until it's pulled down from DSPs
News Streaming fraud costs the global music industry $2bn a year, according to Beatdapp. Now it’s partnering with Beatport to combat the trend “Suspicious activity has been on the rise in recent months," Beatport's Chief Revenue Officer says
News YouTube, UMG veteran Jackson Abbeduto joins law firm Reed Smith as counsel in its Global Entertainment and Media Industry Group Abbeduto joins Reed Smith from Granderson Des Rochers, where he negotiated deals on behalf of rights holders and DSPs
News There are 8bn user-curated playlists on Spotify, 725m created this year alone, Daniel Ek says The streaming service has been working to make playlisting a more attractive feature for its subscribers
News Amazon, Apple, Spotify file legal challenge against Canada’s music streaming tax Canada's broadcasting and telecom regulator is planning a 5% tax on streaming revenue from non-Canadian companies starting this fall
News 25% of music producers are now using AI, survey says – but a majority shows strong resistance A majority of producers indicated they have concerns about losing control of their music.