News Audio Network, part of SESAC Music Group, partners with Audiomachine for trailer and production music The partnership comes at a time when AI is playing an increasingly large role in production music
News Instagram now lets users add songs to their Spotify playlists, taking a page from TikTok’s playbook Move follows TikTok's 'Add To Music App' feature launch
News YouTube unveils new features including collaborative playlists, fan badges and a sleep timer YouTube aims to keep users engaged amid growing competition from other platforms
News Spotify expands AI Playlist feature to US, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand Launched in the UK and Australia earlier this year, the feature allows users to generate custom playlists from text prompts
Analysis Universal Music Group is targeting 8-10% annual growth in subscription streaming revenues. Here’s how that might play out. UMG has announced some important new numbers. If they come true, how might they affect the company's growth?
News Oasis distance themselves from Ticketmaster’s ‘Dynamic’ pricing… while adding two more Wembley Stadium dates Band now announce two further Wembley Stadium shows on September 27th and 28th.
News Sony is excited about its new blockchain platform, Soneium – and music could play a big part in its future The company aims to turn Soneium into a comprehensive Web3 solution, offering services from the infrastructure level to application development
News YouTube Music now lets you search for songs by humming, singing or playing a tune The streaming service is also testing out an AI-powered custom radio station feature
Analysis News TikTok’s parent company has filed a US patent application for a device that plays music Filing suggests that ByteDance may have considered the market power of an iPod-like device
News Suno CEO accuses major labels of ‘reverting to their old lawyer-led playbook’ following lawsuit for copyright infringement The RIAA has fired back, saying Suno "continues to dodge the question" of which recordings they "illegally copied"
News beatBread strikes partnership with music asset and catalog management firm OpenPlay "We don't feel advances should be the deciding factor in a label's choice of delivery options”
News Rick Gleave quietly leaves Tuned Global, forms Music Foundry consultancy with two other music execs The consultancy aims to meet the growing demand for business advisory support from the expanding music technology sector
News Worldwide Independent Network calls for creation of AI ‘licensing marketplace’ in new manifesto The global network of indie music trade associations has spelled out five guiding principles for AI
Analysis Spotify is playing a dangerous game… This article originally appeared within the latest MBW+ Monthly Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
Analysis Blog ‘Culture and Content are two cross-cutting descriptors that can help us signpost the commercial value gap between human-created and AI-generated works.’ This op/ed comes from Sarah Williams, CEO of IMPEL, the international collective licensing agency representing digital music publishing rights