Music Business News: North America

Niall Horan signs exclusive worldwide deal with Universal Music Publishing Group

Horan has sold over 80 million records and toured the globe multiple times as a member of One Direction

Iconic Tamla Records label relaunched by Capitol Music Group and Capitol CMG

EJ Gaines, current SVP of Marketing for Capitol CMG, has been named to oversee the label’s roster of artists and staff

Motown Records strikes metaverse partnership with Second Life and music for games platform STYNGR

Partnership includes virtual venue and dedicated Motown Records radio station in Second Life curated by Motown and STYNGR

Spotify to launch more expensive ‘Supremium’ tier that includes HiFi audio (report)

Daniel Ek's company is reportedly readying an entirely new, higher-priced subscription tier

AI music platform that streams fake Drake tracks raises $20m

Platform features AI versions of many popular artists

AEG strikes multi-year naming rights deal with Peacock streaming service for L.A. Live’s Microsoft Theater

Microsoft Theater to be renamed to Peacock Theater as part of new deal

‘These relationships weren’t made by sending beats, they had to be built. We had to meet and like each other, go through ups and downs.’

MBW’s World’s Greatest Producers series interviews Bryan-Michael Cox

AI music that contains ‘no human authorship’ won’t be eligible for a Grammy Award

Recording Academy updates its rules to include a section on AI for the 2024 Grammy Awards