Analysis Carving up, or growing the pie? Annabella Coldrick, Chief Executive of the UK-based Music Managers Forum, discusses the major record companies' share of the streaming pie
News Ex-ByteDance exec claims China’s government accessed TikTok data of users in Hong Kong (report) Claims were reported by The Wall Street Journal on Monday, June 5
News EU calls on tech giants to label AI-generated content The EU is asking tech giants like Google, Meta, TikTok and Microsoft to start labeling AI-generated content on its services
Interviews News As AI-made music explodes, Deezer lays out strategy to identify AI tracks and ‘weed out illegal and fraudulent content’ on its platform Deezer is building a set of tools to detect AI-generated content on its platform
News Sony Music Japan’s PRISM Project expands virtual talent roster with two new new artists SMEJ is doubling down on its virtual talent agency, PRISM Project
News Reservoir aims to become the ‘largest holder of Arabic music copyrights…’ and 3 other things we learned on the company’s latest earnings call Music rights company Reservoir Media published its FY fiscal 2023 results this week
News UK government forms creator ‘remuneration working group’, unveils music streaming metadata agreement Initiatives aim to improve pay for musicians and enhance the accuracy and transparency of metadata in the streaming industry
Interviews TIDAL’s CEO thinks music is ‘undervalued and underpriced.’ Here’s what he’s doing to try change that. MBW interviews TIDAL CEO Jesse Dorogusker about the economics of streaming, the rise of generative AI, and the platform's partnership with Universal Music Group
Analysis Blog If you are terrified about AI music stealing your audiences, what does that say about your faith in your own music? The following op/ed comes from long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde
News Music tech startup Cyanite acquires AI-powered sample management platform aptone Aptone is an AI-based service that allows music producers to classify and search samples
Interviews ‘Sync in all forms can be a game-changer for artists.’ Chris Jones and Sarah Pickering head up the sync department at Sony Music Publishing UK
News 100+ CEOs and scientists, including ChatGPT boss Sam Altman, warn of ‘risk of extinction’ from future AI systems AI experts issue statement warning about the potential dangers of advanced artificial intelligence
Interviews TikTok is under fire from some of music’s most powerful players. Its global music boss says the future’s bright – and answers some tough questions. Ole Obermann sits down with MBW to talk payouts, Resso, and that Australia experiment
News Tokyo-based virtual live music platform VARK raises USD $7.2m from NetEase Games, others Startup offers a virtual live music event platform, metaverse templates, and video creation support tools for 3D avatars
News Google to pay Sonos $32.5m for infringing smart speaker patent Sonos has emerged victorious in a patent infringement lawsuit against Google