News Believe vows ‘continued expansion’ in Greater China, appointing Charles Liu as GM and Rebecca Dong as MD, Operations in key market Based in Beijing, Charles Liu is responsible for defining and leading Believe’s revenue growth strategies in Greater China
News UK’s PPL paid out over $131M to performers and rightsholders in Q2 2024, up 6% The licensing company credits the growth to improved sharing of metadata and a new public performance tariff
Analysis News From the majors’ AI lawsuit to Believe’s big acquisition plans… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…
Music Business Jobs Wise Music Group Wise Music Group – Royalty Income Tracking Coordinator (US) Required: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field, and proven experience in royalty accounting or a similar financial tracking roleJob type: Licensing/RightsLocation: Santa Monica, United StatesApplications for this position have now closed.
News Downtown introduces Curve Royalty Services for royalty process outsourcing The move follows Downtown’s acquisition of royalty processing platform Curve Royalty Systems in 2023
News Mark Zuckerberg and wife’s investment fund join $22M funding round for kids audio platform Yoto The Zuckerberg Chan Initiative was responsible for about half of the latest funding raised for the maker of the children's audio Yoto Player.
News TuneCore unveils AI-powered mastering service for indie artists, with a fee of $5 per track The service is aimed at self-releasing artists who otherwise wouldn't have the means to access professional mastering
News NoCopyrightSounds and Geometry Dash team up to provide free music for gamers The new partnership aligns with both companies’ commitment to free-to-use models
Music Business Jobs Elektra Elektra – Director, Digital / Marketing Hybrid (US) Required: 4+ years of digital and traditional marketing experience, and excellent communication skills, including public speaking and presentationsJob type: Marketing/Digital MarketingLocation: Los Angeles, New YorkApplications for this position have now closed.
News Splice users can now use their own sound loops with AI-powered ‘Create’ engine “Splice AI delivers human-made sounds that are compatible with the creator's original idea, which remains at the center of the creative process"
Music Business Jobs BMG BMG – Manager, Digital Operations, Global (US) Required: previous experience working as part of a supply chain team in the music industry, hands-on expertise with iTunes xml and DDEX, and strong attention to detail with a process-driven mindset.Job type: OperationsLocation: New York, United StatesApplications for this position have now closed.
News Over 50 music companies join Roland and Universal in campaign to promote musicians amid generative AI growth BandLab, the National Association of Music Merchants, and Splice are among the organizations that have signed on
News Major record companies sue AI music generators Suno, Udio for ‘mass infringement’ of copyright Universal, Sony, Warner come together to sue AI music generators in new lawsuit
Analysis Blog The Music Business Has A Stealing Problem. Again. The following op/ed comes from tech entrepreneur and music veteran Shara Senderoff Shara Senderoff, Co-Founder & CEO of Jen
Music Business Jobs Concord Concord – Sync Coordinator (UK) Seeking an enthusiastic, team player who is exceptionally well organisedJob type: Marketing/Digital MarketingLocation: London, United KingdomApplications for this position have now closed.