News Generative AI-powered music startup boombox.io raises $7m Startup's app leverages generative AI to 'enrich and extend a musician's creative process'
News Universal partners with generative AI startup Endel to create ‘AI-powered, artist-driven functional music’ Companies will use Endel’s proprietary AI technology to let UMG artists "reimagine" their music and create "science-backed soundscapes"
News ‘Taylor Swift bill’ proposed in Massachusetts to ban dynamic ticket pricing Massachusetts lawmakers propose new legislation
News Nick Jarjour exits role as Global Head of Song Management at Hipgnosis Songs Fund Exec to 'embark on an exciting new chapter in [his] journey'
News Apple restricts employees from using ChatGPT (report) Apple is concerned that employees using AI apps is a risk to data security, the WSJ reported
News Facebook parent Meta fined $1.3bn in the EU over data privacy violations Meta was found to have violated the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules
News Fourth CTO Christian Berthelsen joins Voly Group as Non-Executive Director Voly Group is the parent company of Voly Music, which launched into the music industry in 2021
Analysis News Meet the virtual artists backed by some of the world’s biggest entertainment companies Music companies are jumping into the virtual-artist space in a big way
News ASCAP, BMI form joint task force to combat fraud in music industry Initiative to address fraudulent activities associated with musical works within the collective management ecosystem.
Interviews ‘Our ambition is to sign acts with the best talent and break them on a global scale.’ Jamie Spinks, Head of A&R at Columbia in the UK, on how A&R is evolving, and more...
News Rostrum Records launches parent company Rostrum Pacific to bring together portfolio of entertainment properties MBW understands that Rostrum Pacific is set to house an acquired company at Rostrum, with more details expected later this summer
Analysis Blog Do The Write Thing. Merck Mercuriadis, founder and CEO of Hipgnosis, writes a message to the industry on the day of the Ivor Novellos
News Fortnite maker Epic Games invests in digital fashion company, CLO Virtual Fashion Deal follows major labels’ investment in the digital fashion space and the metaverse
News Montana becomes first US state to ban TikTok Governor Greg Gianforte signs bill restricting downloads of the app
News Tencent Music is developing AI-powered tools to ‘help reduce the barrier to music creation’ Tencent Music Entertainment is doubling down on AI