Music Business News: United States
News Shortly before joining the alliance, Merlin appointed Sarah McNabb as its first Director of Content Integrity News The Music Economy Development Initiative will carry out research on music ecosystems and encourage investment in less-developed countries News SMP songwriters honored for their work across 28 top-performing songs Analysis News The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place… News Currency fluctuations, non-concert activities and the effort to optimize ticket prices dragged down Live Nation's earnings News Lawsuit comes after suing Cookie company Crumbl Analysis The following op/ed originally appeared in Tim Ingham's MBW Review newsletter, sent exclusively to MBW+ subscribers. News Avex Music Group was launched in March