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!
April 13, 2020 – Music Biz Member Clio Music Aims to Connect Creative Talent with Open Jobs Amidst COVID-19 Crisis
Music Biz member Clio Music is helping support the music industry two-fold: Muse by Clio, the Clio editorial site, has launched Muse Recruits, a column designed to connect creative talent with the employers who need them right now. Click here to learn more about Music Recruits. In addition, the team has added a #WFH Diaries… Read More
April 13, 2020 – SoundCloud Unveils $15 Million Plan to Support Artists During COVID-19 Health Crisis
After previously rolling out a number of support initiatives — including offering its SoundCloud Pro Unlimited subscription for 50% off through March 30 and providing access to Twitch’s Affiliate program — Music Biz member SoundCloud has announced a plan worth $15 million to support creators during the shutdown, as well as initiatives designed to bolster their… Read More
April 13, 2020 – The Future of What Episode #183 – Music Biz LIVE with Instagram and Facebook
In the few weeks since our last episode, COVID-19 has changed the world and how we interact with one another, and that has had many impacts upon the music business as a whole. With venues and record stores closed to the public for the foreseeable future, musicians are having to find new ways to interact… Listen
April 10, 2020 – Music Biz Member JamBase Launches New Livestream Calendar
Music Biz member JamBase has debuted a new livestream calendar which allows artists to easily publicize their livestreams and reach their fans from the comfort of their homes. JameBase has also developed a running list of the latest concert and festival postponements, cancelations, and rescheduled dates. You can view the calendar and make suggestions for… Read More
April 9, 2020 – What the CARES Act Stimulus Package Means for Music: A Guide for Workers & Businesses
The CARES Act, a $2 trillion coronavirus economic stimulus package signed into law March 27, includes some of the most far-reaching benefits for gig economy workers and small businesses in U.S. history. That’s good news for the music industry. But as banks and state unemployment offices rush to update their websites and meet demand for… Read More
April 7, 2020 – Music Biz Member Show4me Launches Online Concert Platform, Waives Fees to Support Artists
Music Biz member Show4me today announced the launch of a new online concert platform, enabling musicians to play paid shows from their homes. Throughout the duration of the COVID-19 crisis, Show4me will give the fees they would normally collect from this service back to the artists to help them recoup some of the income they… Read More
April 7, 2020 – Music Biz Member Primephonic Launches #LetsKeepTheMusicPlaying Initiative
Music Biz member Primephonic is supporting the Classical music industry with their #LetsKeepTheMusicPlaying initiative, donating $10,000 to Help Musicians UK Coronavirus Financial Hardship Fund and the New Music USA Solidarity Fund — organizations committed to supporting Classical musicians as the COVID-19 crisis continues. In addition, Primephonic has pledged to donate an additional $10 for every… Read More
April 6, 2020 – Music Biz Member Rock Paper Scissors, Inc. Debuts Music Tectonics Weekly Websdays
Music Biz Member Rock Paper Scissors, Inc. is launching Weekly Websdays, a new online music tech meetup via Zoom with curated programming that will bring in thought leaders to present different topics each week, and give attendees a chance to chat, ask questions, and more. The next session will be Wednesday, April 8, in which… Read More
April 2, 2020 – RIAA Launches MusicCovidRelief.com to Compile Music Industry Relief Resources
The RIAA, in conjunction with their partners in the U.S. Music Community, has launched MusicCovidRelief.com — a central hub designed to help music professionals access information and applications to receive benefits made available by the CARES Act. The site includes information on how to access unemployment benefits, small business loans and forgiveness on existing loans, grants from… Read More
April 1, 2020 – Music Biz to Debut New Livestream Interview Series — Music Biz LIVE
For more than six decades, the Music Business Association has served to unite members of the global music business and has supported a collaborative approach to growth and problem solving, in good times and in bad. To continue this work, we’re introducing Music Biz LIVE! This new weekly community check-in interview series held via Zoom… Read More
