Michael Nash In The News

Sony, Universal, Warner and Merlin strike music licensing deals with Twitch for DJ livestreams

New deals do not apply to other uses of music on the platform such as VODs, Clips, and Highlights

Universal Music Group sees a future where 1 in 5 streamers pays for a ‘super-premium’ tier (and 3 other things we learned from UMG’s Q1 earnings call)

MBW listened into UMG's Q1 earnings call. Here are a few things that stood out...

Universal Music and TikTok strike new licensing deal – including ‘improved remuneration’ for UMG artists and songwriters

The announcement brings to an end a long-running licensing dispute between the two companies.

As Universal’s standoff with TikTok rolls on, UMG inks new deal with Spotify including ‘social tools’, video elements

According to the companies, they will collaborate on "new promotional and social tools" for UMG artists on the Spotify platform.

Universal and instrument maker Roland publish ‘Principles for Music Creation with AI’ as part of new partnership

The companies' joint manifesto is "a series of clarifying statements relating to the responsible use of AI"

From Universal Music’s cost-saving ‘redesign’ to Warner’s superfan app… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…

As D-Day arrives for TikTok’s Universal feud, UMPG tells songwriters: ‘They simply do not value your music’

Universal Music Publishing Group has in the past 24 hours written a new missive to its songwriters

Over 38% of music on TikTok is ‘modified’, says study that analyzed 100 million audio tracks on the platform

Either pitch or speed of these tracks were altered, according to Pex data