Daily News & Analysis Feeds - 2023
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May 11, 2023 – Music Biz Member Warner Chappell Music Signs Publishing Deal With Ana Mena
Warner Chappell Music has signed a publishing deal with Ana Mena, the most-streamed female performer in Spain and Italy. In 2016, Mena began her music career with her first single, No Soy Como Tú Crees, before working with Italian artist Fred De Palma on his single, Una volta ancora, that catapulted her career in 2018.… Read More
May 11, 2023 – Music Biz Member Viberate Launches Emerging Artist Chart Feature For Discovering New Talent
Music analytics platform, Viberate has released an emerging artist chart that enables users to discover new talent from around the world. Powered by streaming and social media data, the new feature includes country, genre and performance filters that improve accuracy in identifying emerging artists and give users more control in the process. The company aims… Read More
May 9, 2023 – The Future Of What Episode #208 — 2023 Leading Light Nominees Pt. II (The Orchard, A to Z Media, WMG)
2022 marked the first edition of Music Biz’s Bizzy Awards program, a crowd-nominated series of honors recognizing music industry individuals and companies who strive to advance commerce in our industry and make it a better place to work. This ceremony marked the debut of the Leading Light Award, which is given to a company or… Listen
May 9, 2023 – Music Biz Member Warner Music UK Partners With Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings
Warner Music UK has struck a new partnership with Brownswood Recordings, founded by DJ and broadcaster, Gilles Peterson. Per the agreement, Warner Music UK will help boost the label’s reach and offer its artists new opportunities for development in addition to support for distribution, marketing and promotion. Brownswood Records will continue to operate as an… Read More
May 9, 2023 – Music Biz Members Merlin and SoundCloud Strike Fan-Powered Royalties Deal
Independent digital music licensing company, Merlin has partnered with SoundCloud to offer its clients the music streaming service’s Fan Powered Royalties (FPR) platform. Per the partnership, Soundcloud’s FPR offering will allow Merlin labels and distributors to collect royalties on a per-track basis. “The FPR model makes streaming royalties more equitable, helps artists benefit directly from… Read More
May 8, 2023 – Music Biz Member Decca Records Records & Releases Coronation Album Day-And-Date
British record label Decca Records has recorded and released the official Coronation album of King Charles III & Queen Camilla that took place Saturday, May 6th at Westminster Abbey. The album includes all music and spoken word from the global event, as well as an official photograph from the day as the cover art. The… Read More
May 5, 2023 – Music Biz Member Sony Music Germany Launches 2023 Female* Producer Prize
Sony Music Germany has partnered with non-profit artist association, Music Women* Germany to launch the 2023 Female* Producer Prize. The prize will support and promote the careers of up-and-coming female-identifying producers from Germany. Winners of the producers will receive a package of production grants, vouchers for music equipment, and a producer workshop at Sony Music… Read More
May 4, 2023 – Music Biz Member OpenPlay Recruits Justin Levenson As Professional Services Product Lead
Asset management platform, OpenPlay has named Justin Levenson the company’s Professional Services Product Lead. In his new role, he will work with OpenPlay’s engineering team, clients and stakeholders to ensure the platform is operating properly, meeting client needs, and designing new features to improve functionality. For over 15 years, Levenson served in both the Licensing… Read More
May 3, 2023 – Music Biz Member Downtown Promotes Ben Patterson To President Of Artist & Label Services Division
Downtown has appointed Ben Patterson as President of the company’s Artist & Label Services division. In his new role, Patterson will continue to scale the company’s services to new genres and markets while providing support for marquee artists and labels. With more than 20 years of experience working with artists, Paterson joined Downtown’s COO since… Read More
May 2, 2023 – Black Music Action Coalition To Unveil 2nd Music Industry Action Report Card During Music Biz 2023 Keynote
May 2, 2023 (Nashville) — The Music Business Association (Music Biz) today announces that The Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) will debut data from the second edition of its Music Industry Action Report Card (MIARC) in a keynote conversation on Monday, May 15th during the organization’s upcoming Music Biz 2023 conference, to be held May… Read More
