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
News Metaverse studio Karta’s Fortnite game Beat Builder hits 100,000 players Karta's long-term goal is to integrate established artists directly into Fortnite, providing a platform for them to connect with fans
News B2B music streaming service Soundtrack Your Brand releases an AI Playlist Generator for business Company raised $15 million in a pre-growth round in June 2023
News Spotify leans further into artificial intelligence with new ‘AI Playlist’ generator, which turns text prompts into personalized song suggestions Spotify's Daniel Ek has said AI holds out the promise of improving the user experience and the company's efficiency
News Mandy Freebairn named US Label Manager at IDOL as music distributor signs two North American deals The indie distribution and A&L services company has forged new partnerships with Le Plan Recordings and Old Soul Music
Analysis 78% of small-to-midsize businesses in the US currently misuse personal streaming accounts to play music to their customers. It’s costing the music industry $1.38 billion per year. Ola Sars highlights an important opportunity in publicly-played music for rightsholders
Analysis News From 45m unplayed tracks on streaming services to SoundCloud’s potential sale… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days...
Analysis News 158 million tracks had 1,000 plays or fewer on music streaming services last year. 45 million had no plays at all. The number of tracks with no plays on audio streaming platforms jumped by 7.7 million over the past year, according to a new Luminate report
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
News Universal Music UK hosts launch event for two new initiatives and funding for music treatment in dementia patients Event saw the launch of The Power of Music Fund and the Music Can digital platform
News YouTube Music introduces customized AI-generated playlist art Platform unveils experimental feature that lets users create personalized playlist art using artificial intelligence
News HarbourView acquires Christine McVie’s share of Fleetwood Mac recorded music royalties 'Christine is a decorated and iconic legend in the history of rock ‘n’ Roll. She is a global treasure,' said HarbourView's Sherrese Clarke Soares
News Spotify launches Jam, a real-time collaborative playlist feature for up to 32 users 'Jam' lets up to 32 users collectively build a playlist in real-time
News Spotify’s rumored ‘Supremium’ tier to offer Lossless music and AI playlist creation at $19.99 per month (report) Leaked code reported by Reddit user offers an insight into SPOT's rumored new tier