Daily News & Analysis Feeds - 2023
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April 11, 2023 – Music Biz Member Spotify Set To Shut Down Spotify Live Feature
Music streaming platform Spotify is discontinuing its Spotify Live standalone app, with operations officially expected to cease on April 30th. The company is expected to host more live offerings in the future, albeit within the main Spotify app ecosystem. “While we believe that there is a future for live fan-creator interactions in the Spotify ecosystem,… Read More
April 10, 2023 – Music Biz Member Virgin Music Enters Two-Year Partnership With Sound City
Virgin Music Label and Artist Services has agreed to a two-year partnership with the UK-based festival, Sound City to support and drive opportunity for the upcoming wave of new artists. During the festival’s opening night on April 28th, Virgin Music will showcase four emerging acts from the label’s roster: . The Sound City festival will… Read More
April 10, 2023 – Music Biz Member Songtradr Acquires B2B Music Tech Company 7digital
Songtradr has officially acquired global B2B music tech company, 7digital. The acquisition will broaden Songtradr’s position as a B2B-focused music company that will prioritize crafting solutions for digital platforms and brands worldwide. Songtradr’s offerings now include user experiences on social media, lifestyle apps and video games. “7digital’s technologies accelerate out ability to provide our clients… Read More
April 7, 2023 – Music Biz Member TikTok Launches #BehindTheSong With Fraser T. Smith
Short-form video platform, TikTok has launched #BehindTheSong with GRAMMY Award-winning songwriter and producer, Fraser T Smith to help bring producers and songwriters to the forefront of the platform. The hashtag will serve as a hub for the songwriting community and will encourage creators to share stories about their music making process. So far, the hashtag… Read More
April 6, 2023 – Music Biz Member Moises Reaches Over 30 Million Registered Users
AI music creation app Moises has surpassed a milestone of 30 million registered users on its platform. In addition to the user number update, the company says that it, “aims to become the first creative AI-as-a-service in audio, by crafting a customizable toolkit that allows platforms and services with AI dreams to build their own… Read More
April 6, 2023 – LU KALA, TikTok and Prescription Songs Confirmed For Music Biz LIVE Keynote
President Portia Sabin to host conversation on Thursday, May 18 during Music Biz 2023 Conference April 5, 2023 — The Music Business Association (Music Biz) today announces that indie artist, LU KALA; Jillian Rutstein, Director, Digital & Creative Synch for Prescription Songs and Amigo Records; and Tracy Gardner, Head of Label Licensing & Partnerships for TikTok… Read More
April 6, 2023 – Music Biz Member Warner Music UK Appoints Isabel Garvey As Chief Operating Officer
Warner Music UK has recruited Isabel Garvey as their new Chief Operating Officer. Garvey joins WMUK from Abbey Road Studios, where she served as a Managing Director since 2014. Prior to her role at Abbey Road Studios, she worked as the SVP of Commercial Channels and Consumer Marketing at Warner Music as well as VP… Read More
April 4, 2023 – Music Biz Member Spotify For Artists Adds Active Audience Data Feature
Spotify for Artists has added a new ‘Active Audience’ metric offering to provide insights on an artist’s listeners who have streamed their music within the last 28 days. The feature is segmented into Super, Moderate and Light listeners based on the fan’s streaming history. Super Listeners are an artist’s most active listeners in the 28… Read More
April 4, 2023 – Music Biz Member Downtown Appoints Emily Stephenson As President
Downtown Music has promoted Emily Stephenson to the role of President of Publishing. In her new role, she will oversee all publishing efforts, including client acquisition and business development, A&R, rights management and client services for Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust and Sheer. Stephenson will report to Downtown Music President, Pieter Van Rijn. After serving three… Read More
April 3, 2023 – Music Biz Member Universal Music Group Renews Sir Lucian Grainge’s Contract to 2028
Universal Music Group’s board of directors has extended current company Chairman and CEO, Sir Lucian Grainge’s contract until May 1, 2028. The board will propose to UMG’s general meeting Grainge’s reappointment as Executive Director. “Only the right kind of chief executive can help achieve that goal and Lucian is just the one to do it,”… Read More
