The next stop on our Passport series is France! Join expert panelists on Tues., September 9th as they explore the country’s music industry model, and how it’s established itself as both the world’s second largest Hip-Hop market!
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☀️ NEW MEMBER ROUNDUP: As the summer winds down, we’d like to highlight our newest members to join the Association this season: @boostcollective, @bootleg.live and @first_horizon!
Learn more about each of these companies and how they benefit our industry at our 🔗 in bio!
🎙️ NEW PODCAST: In this episode of #TheFutureOfWhat, Mike Pelczynski of @voiceswapai takes the industry’s pulse on sentiments towards AI, discusses solutions to some of the issues it poses, and talks through how the music industry’s AI approach guides other industries!
🎧 Link to listen in our bio!
🌴 This week our president, Portia Sabin and membership director, Sonya Askew ventured to LA to check in with #MusicBizMembers @meta, @apple and @universalmusicgroup – along with some of our board – as it’s a top priority for us to make our members’ needs heard & ensure we continue to provide valuable resources for their employees! 🌟
TOMORROW: MatchTune will host a candid conversation on the future of human expression in the era of AI – How can we protect creative rights? How do we ensure ethical data use? And how do we keep the human soul at the heart of music?
Ben Porter and panelists will unpack these questions at 1 PM ET!
More info at @match.tune 💻
🎙️ NEW PODCAST: In this episode, @soundstripemusic’s Angela Abbott walks us through the platform’s licensing process, addresses often-overlooked aspects of music licensing, and imparts advice to early-level professionals! 📄🎶
Tune in at "The Future of What Podcast" at our 🔗 in bio!
🇧🇷 At our latest Passport webinar, Johayna El Mouallem Rodrigues of Universal Attractions Agency identified struggles the Brazilian music industry is facing due to lack of government support.
Our Passport series allows for these open dialogues to take place to spread awareness on each music economy`s triumphs and trials – check out our archive (🔗 in bio) to learn more on the music market in countries like Brazil & India, and look out for more info on our next installment next week 🌎
NEXT WEEK: #MusicBizMember MatchTune will host a webinar to provide actionable solutions for a growing concern: the protection of creative rights & human soul in music as AI grows exponentially in the industry 📈🛡️
🕙 Mark your calendar for Thursday, Aug 21 at 1pm ET
Registration is free – check out @match.tune for more details!
🎙️ #TheFutureofWhat @ Music Biz 2025: In this episode, we spoke with @A2IM’s Lisa Hresko on the state of the independent music business, the org’s current projects, and their participation at the 2025 Conference!
🎧 Listen at our 🔗 in bio!
GUEST COLUMN: Our latest #KeepingTempo piece comes from @tradablebits’ Geoff Robins, discussing the evolution of the ticket-buying process and how modern tech is improving ticketing behind the scenes 🎟️
Check it out at our 🔗 in bio!
IT’S BACK: Our Common Ground Webinar Series! 💻
🍂 Next month our Fall season begins! Can’t-miss content to keep up with the industry is headed your way from @infinitecatalog, @chinelo.agency, @beatbread, @muso.ai, @qobuz, @symphonicdistro, Tuned Global and Audible Magic!
Get all the dates, times, and details at our 🔗 in bio!
Thank you to @recordstoredayus for having us at #RSDSummerCamp 2025 in NOLA! Always a pleasure, and a great time! 😁
#TheFutureofWhat @ Music Biz 2025: In this episode, Carrie Colliton of DORS & @recordstoredayus discusses the surge of physical music sales, the renewed deal to keep indie record store data counted by @luminate_data, and the impact of the digital age on indie music and record sales! 💿
🎧 Listen at our 🔗 in bio!
NEW INTERVIEW: This week we spoke with @alexheiche of @soundroyalties, who discusses the company’s artist-friendly royalty & tour financing models, along with the company’s evolution into working with Youtube creators, and the future of the music industry ▶️🎶
Read it in full at our 🔗 in bio!
👋 Say hello to new #MusicBizMember, Bootleg!
Bootleg allows for artists to create a new type of merch, and for fans to collect more music! 💿📲
Hear more from founder Rod Yancy!
#TheFutureofWhat @ Music Biz 2025: In this episode, @symphony.os Co-Founder @chukachase speaks about how his company democratizes music marketing, his experience at this year’s Conference, and how the internet changed the music industry! 💻
🎧 Listen in at our 🔗 in bio!
THE BRAZILIAN MUSIC MARKET: Part 1 of our latest Passport webinar touched on the importance of building a live audience, since streams don`t always translate 🎟️🎸
Didn`t catch this session? Don`t worry — the recording is available via our Passport webpage! While you`re there, check out the rest of our world-class 2025 lineup 🌎
The 🔗 is in our bio!
NEW PODCAST: In this week’s #TheFutureOfWhat, @tobinparks of @nivfdotorg discusses the challenges the current PRO system is posing to small venues and artists, and dives into the history of NIVA & NIVF! — 🔗 in bio to listen 🎧
Recorded Live @ Music Biz 2025: In our latest #TheFutureofWhat episode, Virginie Berger of @dbthgram & MUSICx discusses sentiments towards AI, its impact on the music market, regulation & copyright legislation, and her Music Biz panel on the lessons we can learn from the adult entertainment industry. 🧑⚖️💻
Listen NOW at the 🔗 in our bio!
In the spirit of freedom, unity, and community, we at Music Biz are wishing a Happy Independence Day to our followers in the US! 💙❤️
Congratulations to @untmusicbusiness for winning one of our three financial aid packages from the Braylin Campbell Memorial Music Business Scholarship Foundation! 💚
UNT will be contributing the funds toward their Bill M. Ham Endowed Scholarship in Music Business & Entrepreneurship!
Read more about UNT and the rest of our winners at our 🔗 in bio!
