Mike Caren In The News

Over half of TikTok’s biggest global tracks of the summer are independently distributed

On Monday (August 19), TikTok revealed its Top 10 Songs of the Summer for the US and globally

14 NBA teams sued for copyright infringement over alleged use of music in social media posts without permission

The lawsuits target 14 teams, including the New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers, among others

Analysis Blog

The Music Business Has A Stealing Problem. Again.

The following op/ed comes from tech entrepreneur and music veteran Shara Senderoff Shara Senderoff, Co-Founder & CEO of Jen

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Mike Caren’s APG makes string of promotions, including Eli Piccarreta to SVP, A&R

APG says it has signed and broken more than 20 artists with gold or platinum selling status and achieved more than 300 RIAA certifications

Interviews

Michelle Jubelirer on Ice Spice, The Beatles, and reinventing Capitol Music Group: ‘I don’t think any label group has been able to turn things around as quickly as my team and I have done in less than two years.’

Jubelirer tells MBW all about her first two years in charge at CMG – and how she's overcome the challenge of quelling, and then re-energizing, one of the most iconic label brands in existence

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Mike Caren joins Futureverse AI text-to-music venture JEN as a founding Partner

Futureverse raised $54m in a series A funding round this summer from backers including 10T Holdings and Ripple

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US Supreme Court to take up Warner Chappell case around limitations on copyright damages, after appeal over Flo Rida ‘In The Ayer’ lawsuit

The US Supreme Court is set to make a decision on statutes of limitations for copyright lawsuits

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Former Disney exec Troy Skabelund joins beatBread as Chief Financial Officer

Skabelund will oversee all financial strategy and operations