Interviews ‘Artists are the ultimate entrepreneurs, they put so much at stake to do their job and you have to remember that.’ Yungblud’s manager, Tommas Arnby, on his philosophy on management, virality, artistic evolution and more…
News Sarah Mitchell named SVP Rights and Royalties, UK and Europe at BMG Exec will maintain her position within BMG’s senior leadership team in the UK
News Randy Travis returns with new song thanks to Warner’s AI experiment Travis has been struggling with limited speech for over a decade following a debilitating stroke
News Ircam Amplify unveils AI tool to detect AI-generated music Ircam calls the AI detector, targeted to stakeholders in the music industry, a "game-changer"
News HYBE’s revenue dropped 12% YoY in Q1; Weverse platform saw user decline amid ongoing BTS drought Although it’s common for HYBE’s earnings to decline in the winter months of Q1, the size of this drop surprised analysts
News Sir Lucian Grainge confirms ‘greater compensation’ is coming from TikTok for UMG artists and songwriters MBW obtains memo from Sir Lucian Grainge to his employees, detailing new agreement with TikTok
News UK lawmakers call for AI legislation to protect artists from deepfakes, copyright infringement "Our central insight must always be that AI can be a great servant but would be a terrible master"
News Tracklib launches ‘Sounds,’ a royalty-free sampling feature The company boasts a library of more than 100,000 songs from 400 labels and publishers
Analysis News Warner Music Group boss Robert Kyncl backs US Senate bill to crack down on AI deepfakes Kyncl to give testimony to a subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Commitee on Tuesday (April 30)
Interviews ‘There are so many people who make beats but don’t know how to produce.’ T-Minus talks about his work with J Cole, Drake, Lil Wayne and more, as well as what makes a great producer in 2024 and what he would change about the modern music industry
News FKA Twigs voices support for NO FAKES Act in prepared remarks ahead of Senate hearing; says that she’s developed an AI version of herself that can ‘speak many languages’ Artist to give testimony on Tuesday (April 30) in front of a US Senate subcommittee looking into a proposed new bill to regulate AI deepfakes
Music Business Jobs Feel For Music Feel For Music – Music Supervisor (UK) A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in either music, games or media is requiredJob type: ProductionLocation: London, United KingdomApplications for this position have now closed.
News PULSE Music forms ‘music publishing creative joint venture’ with Jon Bellion’s Beautiful Mind Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Elijah Noll is the first artist signed to the joint venture.
Analysis News Epidemic Sound has courted controversy over its ‘buy-out deals’. Here’s exactly how the company pays artists… MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points
News US independent vinyl retailers call for end to artist/label D2C pre-sell exclusivity windows "By restricting pre-sale opportunities ... record labels create a two-tiered system that privileges certain consumers over others."