Analysis Something New: Artificial Intelligence and the Perils of Plunder UMG's Chief Digital Officer, Michael Nash, on the possibilities, and threats, that a new wave of generative AI brings to music
Analysis Blog Where is the growth going to come from? Geoff Taylor, formerly CEO of the BPI, casts his eye over a slowdown in growth in mature markets – and ponders how it might be accelerated
Interviews ‘I don’t take it for granted when someone trusts me to help them with their career – their life, really. That’s a giant statement in itself.’ Kerri Edwards talks about how she helped take Luke Bryan from bars to arenas and what she learned along the way
News Led by Scooter Braun, HYBE America buys Atlanta rap powerhouse Quality Control Quality Control, a music, sports, and film and television empire, was founded by Chief Executive Officer Pierre Pierre “P” Thomas and Chief Operating Officer Kevin “Coach K” Lee.
News Patra Sinner appointed General Counsel at Symphonic Distribution Sinner co-founded Vista 22, an artist management, distribution and label services company based in Nashville
Analysis News Streaming fraud accounts for at least 1-3% of plays on services like Spotify and Deezer in France, shows investigation Landmark study into France's music industry focuses on illegitimate streaming practices
Analysis Sir Lucian Grainge’s royalty payout letter was a ‘hallelujah moment’ for streaming’s anti-fraud movement. Nick Dunn, founder of UK-based distributor Horus Music, hopes that Universal's new focus will help neuter criminal activity on platforms
News YouTube Shorts to split share of ad revenue between music rightsholders and creators from February 1 Shorts' revenue-sharing model replaces the YouTube Shorts Fund
Analysis News Over 1,000 songs with human-mimicking AI vocals have been released by Tencent Music in China. One of them has 100m streams. TME's Cussion Pang confirms firm has made a lot of progress with its Lingyin Engine
Analysis News HYBE generated revenues of $312m in Q3, up 30.6% YoY HYBE publishes investor filing for the three months to end of September
Analysis Why aren’t music royalties paid by the second? Stef Van Vugt, founder and CEO of Fruits Music, suggests some changes to the way royalties are earned – and paid out
Analysis News This AI firm just raised $101m at a reported $1bn valuation – and music is one of its areas of focus Stability AI is described as the 'world's first community-driven, open-source artificial intelligence company'
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 As BTS prepare to join the military – and quit music until 2025 – HYBE’s CEO says company has a plan without its biggest earner HYBE has confirmed that BTS will carry out compulsory military service in their home country of South Korea
News HYBE launches K-Pop NFT platform for fans of TOMORROW X TOGETHER, SEVENTEEN and more, via ‘LEVVELS’ JV LEVVELS is a Los Angeles-based joint venture company operated by HYBE and Dunamu