Daily News & Analysis Feeds - 2023
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November 2, 2023 – Music Biz Member TikTok Debuts First-Ever ‘TikTok In The Mix’ Live Concert
Short-form video streaming platform, TikTok has announced its first-ever TikTok In The Mix live music event, which will be headlined by Cardi B, Niall Horan, Anitta and Charlie Puth. The concert will also feature performances from artists including Sam Barber, Isabel LaRosa, Kaliii and LU KALA, who all have participated in TikTok’s Elevate emerging artist… Read More
November 1, 2023 – Music Biz Member Sony Music Publishing Names Robin Nastri SVP, Global Business Office
Sony Music Publishing has appointed Robin Nastri to the company’s newly created role of SVP, Global Business Office. In her new role, she will oversee Sony’s “global transformation initiatives to streamline operations, enhance technology and optimize processes.” Prior to joining Sony, Nastri spent more than 25 years in strategy consulting for Accenture, where she led… Read More
October 31, 2023 – [Keeping Tempo With Music Biz] — The State of Music Publishing In 2023 & Beyond: Interview with Great South Bay Music Group’s Travis McFetridge
The advent of music streaming, changes in label service offerings, and other new technologies have led to major changes to the music publishing space in the last few years. In this month’s interview, we talked with Great South Bay Music Group President & CEO, Travis McFetridge to get a sense of how publishing professionals have… Read More
October 31, 2023 – Music Biz Member BMG Acquires Recordings Of Electronic Artist Martin Solveig
International music company, BMG has acquired the recordings of DJ and Electronic artist, Martin Solveig. The deal extends to five of Solveig’s albums and nearly 130 tracks, including his highly streamed songs “Hello” and “Intoxicated.” “Martin Solveig has created some of the most potent and successful electronic music of the past decade with a career… Read More
October 30, 2023 – Music Biz Member Feature.Fm Adds YouTube Music Pre-Save Feature
Music marketing platform, Feature.Fm has partnered with YouTube to introduce the YouTube Music Pre-Save Feature to its platform. The partnership will allow artists to expand their music promotion by integrating YouTube Music Pre-Save and other capabilities, including a multiple follow feature, hassle-free release day notifications, and sound promotion via YouTube Shorts. “We’ve always been dedicated… Read More
October 30, 2023 – Music Biz Member Moises Debuts AI-Powered Platform Voice Studio
Music creation platform, Moises has launched Voice Studio, an AI-powered marketplace enabling vocalists to license and sell their own voice models to producers & content creators. The new service will allow creators to transform their own voice into any singer featured in the platform’s library, giving producers a range of voices to implement in their… Read More
October 27, 2023 – Music Biz Member BMG Forms Global Alliance With Universal Music Group
International music company, BMG has formed a global alliance with Universal Music Group to explore a range of collaborating initiatives, providing BMG-signed artists with a number of global opportunities. Per the partnership, BMG’s distribution of its physical formats will be moving to UMG’s commercial services division. The transition is expected to be completed by the… Read More
October 26, 2023 – Music Biz Member Virgin Music Group Unveils Global Leadership Team
Virgin Music Group has formed a global leadership team to focus on maximizing the impact of marketing, commercial and operational initiatives around the world. Under the stewardship of co-CEOs JT Myers and Nate Pastor, Virgin is now organized into five key regions, with a series of appointments in each one. The newly appointed global executive… Read More
October 26, 2023 – Music Biz Member mtheory Names Erik Pettie As SVP And Head Of New Artist Services & Partnerships Unit
Artist management company, mtheory has named Erik Pettie as SVP and Head of the company’s new Artist Services & Partnerships division. In his new role, he will lead the establishment of the Artist Services division, which will offer a range of services to assist artists & labels in gaining exposure and generating revenue. Under Pettie’s… Read More
October 25, 2023 – Music Biz Member Spotify Debuts Dedicated Merch Hub On Artists Profiles
Music streaming platform, Spotify has released a dedicated merch hub powered by Shopify, allowing fans to easily shop for merch from all their favorite artists in one place. The merch hub will provide personalized merch recommendations based on the subscriber’s listening habits. Click here to read more from Digital Music News.
