Analysis News As Microsoft’s $68.7bn Activision buyout awaits approval, games giant files patent for AI music tech Activision has been experimenting with tech that creates AI-generated personalized music for players within a video game
News ONErpm launches ‘Amplifier’ marketing platform, which it says raised DIY artist streams by 129% in September 'Amplifier', provides "on-demand information and transparency" regarding clients' marketing campaigns
Interviews ‘Management is often about saying what the artist doesn’t want to hear, when they need to hear it.’ Benjamin Evans tells the story of turning 5 Seconds of Summer from Aussie unknowns to global superstars...
News Mercedes-Benz strikes Dolby Atmos partnership with Apple Music and Universal Universal will officially base song approval process on sound quality in Mercedes-Benz vehicles
Analysis Interviews ‘Short-form video has changed the way music is performed, shared, and enjoyed. Competition for eyeballs is fierce.’ MBW's World Leaders series interviews Sherry Tan, Managing Director of Warner Music China
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Julie Greenwald The Chairman and CEO of Atlantic Music Group on the songs that have soundtracked, and changed, her life
News Warner is looking for an exec with gaming experience to lead its Metaverse strategy Company is hiring for a Senior Director, Metaverse Development in New York
News Sound Royalties expands into Canada, with Vanessa Thomas named head of operations for the market Sound Royalties was acquired by Cinq Music Group parent GoDigital Media Group (GDMG) last year
News Spotify, BandLab, YouTube Music and more to speak at Music Tectonics conference in Los Angeles later this month Fourth annual edition of Santa Monica-based conference kicks off on October 25
Analysis News It’s happened: 100,000 tracks are now being uploaded to streaming services like Spotify each day Figure confirmed by both Universal and Warner bosses – but who, exactly, is it benefitting?
News Rose Cook promoted to SVP of Operations at SESAC Music Group Cook was formerly the SVP of Licensing Operations at SESAC Performing Rights
News Song data startup Session, co-founded by Max Martin, ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, Niclas Molinder, strikes partnership with SoundCloud Session Studio is embedded within DAWs to capture song information and data at the point of creation
Analysis News Still convinced that TikTok isn’t turning into a record company? ByteDance is hiring for A&R Manager positions in four key North American cities
News Triller secures $310 million investment ahead of planned Q4 IPO The big money keeps on moving in the music industry...
News Warner Music Group partners with NFT marketplace OpenSea to expand Web3 opportunities for its artists Collaboration to allow 'select WMG artists to build and extend their fan communities in Web3'