Q&A In The News

Responsibility for AI copyright infringement rests with platforms, and 3 other things we learned from Robert Kyncl’s Goldman Sachs interview

Warner Music Group's CEO participated in a Q&A session on Wednesday (September 6) at Goldman Sachs’ Communacopia + Technology Conference in San Francisco

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After 120,000+ submissions, HYBE and Geffen unveil 20 artists to compete for a spot in new global girl group

Process of creating the group will be the subject of an upcoming untitled Netflix documentary series

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Local artists’ market share is rising on music services, and 3 other things we learned from Denis Ladegaillerie on Believe’s latest earnings call

Paris-headquartered music company published its financial results for the first half of 2023 on Wednesday (August 2)

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After reaching 1m installs of its Creator App, Audiomack adds new ‘Connect Tab’ tool for artists to talk directly with fans

Music streaming and discovery platform's new tool lets artists communicate directly with fans.

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From Queen’s $1bn catalog to HYBE raising $380m for acquisitions in the US… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest music biz headlines from the past week, all in one place

Interviews

TikTok is under fire from some of music’s most powerful players. Its global music boss says the future’s bright – and answers some tough questions.

Ole Obermann sits down with MBW to talk payouts, Resso, and that Australia experiment

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Live Nation President and CFO talks AI, ticketing legislation and TikTok at J.P. Morgan conference

Live Nation President and CFO Joe Bertold was interviewed at the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference this week

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Rob Stringer says music streaming fraud ‘is a problem that must be eliminated’, calls for better payouts from short-form video platforms

Sony Music Group Chairman covers various key industry topics in presentation to Sony Corp investors