News Universal Music applauds Cloudflare move to block ‘AI crawlers’ from accessing content without permission or compensation Cloudflare's move could create a new licensing marketplace for content owners and AI companies
News BandLab now allows artists and rightsholders to signal interest in AI licensing The expanded BandLab Licensing platform lets artists, labels, and publishers mark tracks as 'Open to AI licensing'
News As AI deepfakes spread, Denmark plans to give individual citizens copyright ownership of their own face and voice The proposed law is believed to be the first of its kind in Europe, but US legislators are working on similar initiatives
News Margherita Gnech elevated to Managing Director of Italy at Sony Music Publishing Based out of Milan, Gnech will report directly to Sony Music Publishing President, International Guy Henderson.
Interviews ‘Music fans nowadays are so immersed in the online world, they can see what’s real and what’s manufactured.’ MBW's World Leaders series meets Niels Walboomers, President, Recorded Music and Publishing, Benelux, Warner Music Group, which includes powerhouse dance label Spinnin’ Records
News Deezer rolls out AI tagging system to fight streaming fraud; says up to 70% of streams from fully AI-generated tracks are fraudulent Platform has introduced what it claims to be the world’s first AI tagging system for music streaming
News HarbourView leads $85m investment in AI-powered kids entertainment company Animaj Animaj reports to have a monthly global audience of 242m unique viewers on YouTube
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Scott Cutler MBW's Key Songs In The Life Of... meets Scott Cutler, co-CEO of Pulse Music Group
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Josh Abraham MBW's Key Songs In The Life Of... series meets Josh Abraham, co-CEO of Pulse Music Group
News Sony Music Entertainment Japan acquires ‘full rights’ to Spookiz animation franchise Sony Music Labels will work with South Korea's Keyring to produce new Spookiz animations.
Analysis ‘If you’re serious about building fandom, you can’t just double down on the diehards, you need to start on the edges.’ MBW Views is a series of op/eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following MBW op/ed comes from Dan Goldberg
News Jonathan Dickins talks Adele’s record-breaking Munich stadium residency and more in SXSW London interview September Management founder Jonathan Dickins participated in a rare on-stage interview at SXSW London on Friday (June 6).
News Music tech firm Larrosa launches in Dubai with $16m+ in assets under management and a ‘strategic roadmap’ for MENA expansion via ‘targeted acquisitions’ Company is 'actively engaged in discussions with various investment funds'
News Wyclef Jean and 88rising’s Jaeson Ma launch OpenWav app that lets artists sell merch, tickets and exclusive content directly to fans The startup lets artists sell merch, tickets and exclusive content directly to fans, and employs AI to help musicians analyze audience data.
News Brian Wilson: The Beach Boys icon dies aged 82 News confirmed in a statement issued on Wednesday, June 11