Analysis On… Universal’s pincer move, and Suno’s legal loneliness This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest 'Tim's Take' email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
News Milk & Honey launches record label, offering songwriters ‘sizeable amount’ of master points Milk & Honey already runs a successful talent management business, and a catalog brokerage
Analysis On… Spotify, Suno, and music’s potential AI endgame. This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest 'Tim's Take' email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Jack Antonoff The multi-Grammy-winning hitmaker unveils his personal autobiography in song
News Sir Lucian Grainge on UMG’s AI policy: ‘We will NOT license AI models that use an artist’s voice without their consent.’ Universal Music Group boss says company is 'actively engaged' with nearly a dozen AI companies on new products
Analysis On… Dodging bullets, Drake, and Demon Hunters This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest 'Tim's Take' email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
Interviews ‘We’re in the business of working with people who change the way other people feel.’ Peter Edge, RCA's Los Angeles-based CEO, on building careers in an age of shortened attention spans, why "premium" artists are winning in a crowded marketplace, and more
Interviews Denis Ladegaillerie sees the future of music. It looks nothing like the past. The Believe founder and CEO on taking his company private, the industry's 'middle tier' of artists, Universal/Downtown, and more
News Inspired by Anthropic’s $1.5B book piracy payout, record labels accuse Suno of illegally ‘stream ripping’ music from YouTube The labels are now seeking statutory damages of up to $150,000 per work infringed, as well as up to $2,500 for each act of YouTube stream ripping
Analysis I despair. I desp-AI-r. MBW founder Tim Ingham's latest MBW+ Review – on Deezer, AI music, and the growing fraud problem.
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Elliot Grainge The Atlantic Music Group boss and 10K Projects founder reveals the songs that made him... him
News Nearly a third of all tracks uploaded to Deezer are now fully AI-generated, says platform Up to 70% of plays of fully AI-generated tracks have been detected as fraudulent, says service
News The Orchard launches physical distribution network, OPEN, following merger between Germany’s SPV Distribution and Membran It's understood that The Orchard and Napalm will now co-own OPEN
News Lisa Yang is leaving Goldman Sachs. We’re told she’s joining Warner Music Group. If Yang does end up at Warner, she will join another music-affiliated ex-Goldman exec in Michael Ryan-Southern
Analysis On… The China Paradox This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest MBW+ Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.