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Association News
November 19, 2024 – The Future of What Episode #239 — Ensuring Ethical AI Use With AI:OK’s Dr. Martin Clancy
The misuse of generative AI tech has already tested the status quo of music distribution & streaming, with DSPs being flooded with thousands of fraudulent tracks meant to siphon royalties away from rightful artists & rightsholders. AI:OK is a new initiative which takes a multi-pronged approach to ensuring that the music industry is ethical in its use of AI. In our latest podcast, we talk to AI:OK founder & CEO, Dr. Martin Clancy about the initiative’s origins and goals,... Listen
November 18, 2024 – 2025 BIZZY AWARDS: Nominate Now Through Jan. 29th!
We’re thrilled to announce the 4th Annual Bizzy Awards, taking place Wednesday, May 14th as part of Music Biz 2025! Nominations for our seven crowd-sourced award categories are open now through January 29th, allowing you to name companies & executives you feel deserve recognition for the ways they’re advancing how our industry operates and supports its workforce! The 2025 Bizzy Awards will include the following categories: +Leading Light Award +Agent of Change Award +#NEXTGEN_NOW One To Watch Award +Maestro of Metadata Award +Frontline Innovator Award +Marketing Superstar Award +Music Educator of the Year Award!... Read More
November 4, 2024 – The Future of What Episode #238 — Music Research & AI-Detection Tech With Deezer’s Romain Hennequin
Research divisions within music companies often operate to advance the products & services they offer. In the case of Deezer’s most recent research on identifying & tagging songs, it may improve the ways our business fights against bad actors. This month, we talked to Deezer’s Head of Research Romain Hennequin about his team’s origins, its most recent paper which delves into how self-supervised learning (SSL) may help accurately identify AI-generated tracks uploaded to streaming services, and much more!... Listen
Member Updates
September 25, 2024 – Music Biz Member Disney Music Group Is Hiring — Multiple Roles (Sept. 2024)
The Disney Music Group (DMG) is the music hub for TWDC, encompassing all aspects of music commercialization and marketing: recorded music (Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records), Disney Music Publishing, and Disney Concerts. DMG distributes music both physically and digitally, and also licenses music throughout the world in various forms of media including television, print, gaming, and consumer products. Click the links below to learn more about the company’s open roles: Data Science Manager Sales &... Read More
August 13, 2024 – NEW MEMBER ROUNDUP: Jun./July 2024
The Music Biz member community is home to a growing community of 400+ global companies, all working to collaborate to support the financial growth of our industry at large and create a more equitable, inclusive place to work! See below for the latest companies to join our Association in June and July of 2024: Diggers FactoryLocation: Paris, FranceYears in Business: 8Website: https://www.diggersfactory.com/ Diggers Factory is a label services company specializing in on-demand physical music and merch campaigns,... Read More
June 25, 2024 – NEW MEMBER ROUNDUP: Apr./May 2024
The Music Biz member community is home to a growing community of 400+ global companies, all working to collaborate to support the financial growth of our industry at large and create a more equitable, inclusive place to work! See below for the latest companies to join our Association in April and May of 2024: Adarga Entertainment GroupLocation: Monrovia, CaliforniaYears in Business: 18Website: adargagroup.com Adarga Entertainment Group is a media company that specializes in label services,... Read More
Industry Analysis
January 6, 2022 – In The Realm Of Podcasting, The US Is The Global Leader In All Respects
The US is the undisputed front-runner within the global podcasting ecosystem, in terms of both content production and listener adoption. In 2021, 40.0% of US internet users will listen to a podcast at least once per month. No other country comes close to matching this figure (Sweden, home of Spotify, will be in second place with 34.6%). The US will also have the most monthly podcast listeners, at 117.8 million—over 40 million more than our aggregate figure for Europe.... Read More
November 10, 2021 – Six Reasons Why Regionality Still Matters For The Global Music Streaming Business
You’d be forgiven for thinking that music streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music have rendered local listening habits and cultures less relevant. After all, music streaming is now available in most parts of the world and allows users to listen to artists from across the globe. In many ways, music has never been more accessible. Yet the importance of regionality persists, even with increased global connectivity. From local scenes to national laws,... Read More
October 13, 2021 – RIAA Releases 2021 Mid-Year Latin Music Revenues Report
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has published its latest mid-year Latin music revenues report, showcasing a 37% growth for U.S. revenues to $407 million during the first half of 2021 (1H 2021). Streaming format revenues for Latin music also grew 37% year over year. Overall, Latin music’s growth in the U.S. outpaced that of overall U.S. revenues, growing in share to 5.8%. Click here to read more and access the report in full.... Read More
