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!
June 8, 2020 – The Future of What Episode #191 – Music Biz LIVE with The MLC
One of the more important pieces of the Music Modernization Act passed in 2018 was the establishment of the Mechanical Licensing Collective. Similar to SoundExchange, the MLC (as it’s commonly referred to) is a third party organization that exists for the purpose of collecting the royalties (mechanical) that are generated from plays on platforms like… Listen
June 3, 2020 – The Future of What Episode #190 – Music Biz LIVE with Live Music Venues
With states opening up more and more spaces to the public, the question on some minds is “When will live music return, and what will it look like once it does?” Can venues enforce social distancing responsibly? Will half capacity be enough to sustain artists, venues and crew financially? What can venues do now to… Listen
June 3, 2020 – Bandcamp to Donate Share of Juneteenth Sales to NAACP Legal Defense Fund
In light of the recent acts of racial violence, Bandcamp will donate 100% of their share of sales to NAACP Legal Defence fund, a national organization for enacting racial justice and change, every Juneteenth (June 19th). This act mirrors similar steps taken to waive their revenue share and financially support artists during the COVID-19 health… Read More
June 1, 2020 – Music Biz Member The Orchard Launches Updated OrchardGo App With Enhanced Social Features
Late last week, The Orchard launched the latest iteration of its OrchardGo app, which now allows Orchard partner artists and labels to analyze their entire presence across all their social channels on one dashboard. It also fosters further engagement by allowing artists to respond to their fans on their most engaged with content, and breaks… Read More
May 27, 2020 – Music Biz Members AGD Entertainment and Symphonic Distribution Announce New Partnership
Music Biz members AGD Entertainment and Symphonic Distribution have announced a new partnership that will allow AGD’s artists to seek out a strong distribution partner that will complement the needs of their musical offerings and strong sense of brand identity. “Since the rise of digital streaming as a front runner for music and entertainment consumption,… Read More
May 26, 2020 – The Future of What Episode #189 – Music Biz LIVE re: Music Consumption Metrics
While the long term effects of the COVID-19 quarantine on the music business are yet to be known, there are lots of real-time metrics to be analyzed in the interim. With the postponement of Record Store Day, and most record shops being closed to the public, the effect on physical sales during this time should… Listen
May 21, 2020 – Music Business Association and Record Store Day to Host Virtual Couch Camp Event June 2-5
May 21, 2020 — As part of their efforts to bring educational content to the industry at large as it practices social distancing, the Music Business Association (Music Biz) and Record Store Day today announce that they will co-host the Couch Camp educational conference, set for Tuesday, June 2 through Friday, June 5 via Zoom.… Read More
May 20, 2020 – Music Business Association Cancels Music Biz 2020 Conference, Announces Strategic Plans for Rest of 2020
May 20, 2020 — Due to the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis, the Music Business Association (Music Biz) today announced that it has cancelled its Music Biz 2020 Conference, which was set to take place August 16-19, 2020 at the JW Marriott Nashville. “The COVID-19 crisis has created conditions that we feel will not safely allow… Read More
May 18, 2020 – NY:LON Connect 2020 Startup Showcase Award Winner TRASH Launches AI Video Creation for Artists
AI-generated video app TRASH officially launched today along with a new slate of featured including TRASH for Artists, a tool suite designed allowing independent musicians to add their songs to the TRASH catalog and easily create original video content ranging from promo clips to full-length music videos with just one tap. The app was the… Read More
May 18, 2020 – The Future of What Episode 188: Music Biz LIVE, Mental Health Focus
While many have speculated about what the long term economic impacts of the COVID-19 quarantine might be, fewer have openly discussed what the long term psychological impacts on society might be. In this episode, Portia speaks with several mental health experts who were actively working with musicians before the quarantine began, and gets their take… Listen
