News 74% of music fans believe that AI should not be used to clone or impersonate an artist without permission, says IFPI study This year’s edition of the Engaging With Music survey marked the first time the IFPI asked music fans about the role of AI in music
News ONErpm launches DIY distro service, OFFstep.com and a new SaaS platform, ONErpm Enterprise Solutions New entities bring the total number of companies under ONErpm's umbrella to five
Analysis News From BMI’s private equity sale to what UMG thinks about AI and copyright law… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days.
Analysis Sony Music’s artists aren’t involved in YouTube’s new voice-cloning AI experiment. Not unrelated: Google’s recent filing with the US Copyright Office. MBW Explains: On 'fair use', Sony Music, YouTube's AI experimentation and the US Copyright Office
Analysis News What Universal Music Group really thinks about generative AI and copyright law… MBW has digested UMG's revelatory 99-page submission to the US Copyright Office on generative AI. Here's what we've discovered.
News 62% of TikTok users in the United States pay for a music streaming service (report) A TikTok-commissioned study by Luminate found that TikTok users are more likely to pay for a music streaming subscription, and spend more on music, than other consumers.
News MENA-based Netflix rival OSN+ to acquire majority stake in Anghami OSN to invest up to $50m in Anghami, as companies merge to create music and video streaming powerhouse in the MENA region
Analysis The modern record industry is moving into its ‘cut to grow’ phase. On layoffs at Warner Music Group and BMG, and an upcoming cost savings program at Universal Music Group
News Elliot Grainge’s 10K Projects teams up with Moneybagg Yo’s Loaf Boyz ventures label Upcoming projects include a Loaf Boyz compilation album and new music from Memphis-based MC Kevo Muney.
Analysis News From superstar artist voice clones on YouTube Shorts to HYBE’s expansion into Latin Music… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days.
Analysis WMG’s Robert Kyncl expects more artist-centric streaming deals, and 2 other things we learned on the company’s latest earnings call Warner Music Group's CEO weighed in on YouTube's new AI tool that clones superstars' voices, and said he's talking to politicians about AI regulation.
News SM Entertainment joins $8m funding round for Web3 K-Pop agency Modhaus The investment was led by US venture capital firm Sfermion
News Riot Games and BMG strike strategic partnership, extend global publishing admin deal Venture will focus on signing and servicing songwriters to frontline publishing deals with BMG
News YouTube is clamping down on AI-generated clones of superstars The video platform is also rolling out mandatory labeling of AI-generated or "synthetic" content.
News CD Baby unveils CDB Boost feature to help indie songwriters get paid CDB Boost offers a new approach to royalty fee management for a one-time fee of $39.99 per album or single.