Daily News & Analysis Feeds - 2021
Here you’ll find the latest announcements on Association events and partnerships, the latest from within our member community, and expert reporting from around the global music business. If you’d like to receive updates like these sent directly to your inbox, sign up for our daily news feed email today!
October 14, 2021 – Music Biz Member The Orchard Launches Ad Sales Division for Global Video Network
The Orchard has launched a new ad sales division, giving brands and advertisers access to the distributor’s extensive YouTube portfolio. Additionally, the company has recruited Eric Tjahyadi to lead the new department in the role of VP of Ad Sales. Tjahyadi will report to Mathew Reiffe, The Orchard’s SVP, Global Business & Partner Development. The… 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… Read More
October 13, 2021 – Music Biz Member Capitol Music Group Names Mike Sherwood EVP of Global Commercial Marketing & Strategy
Capitol Music Group has tapped Mike Sherwood to join the company as its EVP of global Commercial Marketing and Strategy. In this new role, he will take the helm of CMG’s commercial and D2C marketing strategies, interact with the company’s digital & physical partners for new releases, and assist Universal Music Enterprises on catalog releases.… Read More
October 12, 2021 – Music Biz Members Warner Music Group and Twitch Enter “First of Its Kind” Content Partnership
Warner Music Group and livestreaming platform Twitch have entered a new partnership that will lead to the creation of artist-specific Twitch channels, as well as original, premium music content from WMG. Warner Records artists Bella Poarch and Saweetie, as well as Atlantic Records singer/producer Sueco, are included in the first round of creator-focused channels, which… Read More
October 7, 2021 – Music Biz Member Pex Partners With WIPO Center to Launch New Copyright Dispute Resolution Service
Digital rights technology company, Pex is launching a neutral, third-party copyright resolution service with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center. The impartial human review system is available within Pex’s Attribution Engine–a real-time marketplace that identifies, attributes, and licenses copyrighted content before it’s published. “Creating this innovative procedure for copyright disputes solves… Read More
October 7, 2021 – Music Biz Member Vydia is Hiring — Label & Agency Partnership Manager
The Label & Agency Partnership Manager is a key role in Vydia’s B2B market initiative, and covers new business sales, installed client base sales, marketing, and channel distribution strategy. The position is responsible for driving the effort to promote Vydia as a PaaS provider and expanding the number of clients that use our white-labeled service.… Read More
October 6, 2021 – Music Biz Member Warner Music Partners With Marketing Platform, Community
Warner Music has partnered with text message marketing platform Community so that select artists can personally engage with fans via text message. Artists are assigned a 10-digit Community phone number and can share about upcoming releases, tickets to shows, merch, and more. Community’s average open rates for messages are upwards of 95% within the first… Read More
October 4, 2021 – Music Biz Member Linkfire Launches New Email Capture Feature
Digital marketing platform, Linkfire has released a new email capture feature to improve email marketing campaigns for artists and creators. Linkfire users can now set up a one-click email signup option on their landing pages for fans to subscribe. The platform collects those submitted addresses so users can export them to third-party email services for… Read More
October 4, 2021 – Music Biz Member SoundCloud Announces First On Soundcloud 2021 Creative Projects Lineup
Next-generation music company, SoundCloud has announced the creative projects from the artists featured on its First On Soundcloud 2021 artist accelerator program. Creative projects include first-time live performances, debut music videos, art installations, and other experiences to promote artists’ music releases. Launched earlier this year, the program invests in emerging talent by co-creating each artist’s… Read More
October 4, 2021 – NEW MEMBER MONDAY: Syntax Creative
The Music Business Association welcomes independent digital distributor, Syntax Creative as the newest member of our industry community! Representing more than 100 labels and nearly 60,000 songs, Syntax is committed to strategically placing its clients’ music in front of a worldwide audience through its digital fulfillment, royalty consolidation, music licensing, and label services. The company… Read More
