Association & Member Updates
Here you’ll find the latest announcements on Music Biz events & partnerships, our most recent podcasts & thought leadership articles, and updates on the newest companies to join our Association. If you’d like to receive updates like these sent directly to your inbox, sign up for our weekly news feed email today!
Association News
May 6, 2026 – The Future of What Episode #290 — Focusing on the “We:” Hear From Sarah Landy of FUGA on How Collective Empowerment Benefits Everyone!
When listening to music brings so much joy, working with it every day should feel just as rewarding. In an industry that reflects our broader world, fear-based, ego-driven leadership is slowly being replaced with a culture of empowerment, seeing women and POC in more supervisory roles – though we still have a ways to go. Companies like Downtown drive this change with women holding a variety of leadership roles, like Sarah Landy, SVP, Americas at Downtown-company,... Click Here To Listen
May 5, 2026 – [Keeping Tempo With Music Biz] — Vibe Coding Is About to Reshape the Music Business — And the Industry Is Finally In the Driver’s Seat: Op-Ed from OpenPlay’s Edward Ginis
In more than 20 years building and investing in music and entertainment companies, I’ve watched technology transform this industry over and over. Streaming alone now drives nearly 70% of global recorded-music revenue (IFPI), and Goldman Sachs projects the broader business will reach $155.5 billion by 2030. But anyone who works inside the machine knows the truth: every wave of growth has exposed an even bigger backlog of unsolved problems, including messy metadata, disconnected systems, content saturation,... Click Here To Read
April 29, 2026 – [Keeping Tempo With Music Biz] — The Catalog Intelligence Gap Costing Music Companies More Than They Know: Op-Ed from Vistex’s Aashish Pathak
How AI turns music catalog data into a revenue strategy Every year, Luminate drops a report that should set music company strategy for the next twelve months. It’s detailed, publicly available, and packed with signals most organizations never act on. Not because the data is hard to find, but because turning market signals into catalog decisions requires a kind of cross-functional thinking most companies aren’t structured to do. This gap is quietly costing the industry more than anyone wants to admit.... Click Here To Read
Member Updates
March 3, 2026 – NEW MEMBER ROUNDUP: Winter 2026
The Music Business Association is home to a growing community of 400+ global companies, all working in collaboration 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 this winter: AMI EntertainmentLocation: Chicago, ILYears In Business: 117Website: amientertainment.com AMI Entertainment connects people to the music they love in bars, restaurants, and social venues across the country.... Click Here To Read
December 8, 2025 – NEW MEMBER ROUNDUP: Autumn 2025
The Music Business Association is home to a growing community of 400+ global companies, all working in collaboration to support the financial growth of our industry at large and to create a more equitable, inclusive place to work! See below for the latest companies to join our Association this autumn: Arboretum CollectiveLocation: Oakland, CAYears In Business: 2Website: arboretumcollective.com Arboretum Collective operates as a boutique consultancy in rights management and revenue optimization for master rightsholders.... Click Here To Read
August 27, 2025 – NEW MEMBER ROUNDUP: Summer 2025
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 this summer: Boost CollectiveLocation: Toronto, ONYears In Business: 6Website: boost-collective.com Boost Collective is a music promotion platform for independent artists & labels, focusing on leveraging digital marketing to drive streaming growth.... Click Here To Read
