Daily News & Analysis Feeds - 2023
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October 6, 2023 – Music Biz Member TuneCore Launches Priority Payouts Program For Customized Royalty Splits
Independent music services company, TuneCore has launched a new Splits Priority Payouts feature which will enable artists to allocate and distribute revenues based on priority. Through the program, self-releasing artists can offer collaborators a specific sum, guaranteeing full payment before percentage-based splits are disbursed. Artists can access the Priority Payouts feature by enrolling in a… Read More
October 6, 2023 – Music Biz Member YouTube Launches Suite Of AI-Powered Creation Tools
Long-form video streaming platform, YouTube has launched YouTube Create, a new app with a suite of AI-powered creation tools for easier video editing on mobile. The new app will offer users the ability to edit directly from their phones, with AI features including interpolated images & video backgrounds, video content ideas based on the creator’s… Read More
October 5, 2023 – Music Biz Member Downtown Sponsors Music Creative Category At Women In Music Awards 2023
Independent music services company, Downtown is set to sponsor the Spirit Of The Studio category at the 2023 Women In Music Awards. This year’s awards ceremony will return on Friday, November 10th at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge in London. “Downtown is proud to be partnering with the Music Week Women in Music Awards on… Read More
October 4, 2023 – Music Biz Member Spotify Debuts Jam Feature For Real-Time Collaborative Listening
Music streaming platform, Spotify has launched Jam, a new real-time collaborative listening feature for the platform’s subscribers. To start a Jam session, a premium Spotify subscriber must select a playlist or song to generate the collaborative listening experience. Any free or paid Spotify subscriber can join a session by scanning a QR code, accessing a… Read More
October 4, 2023 – The Future of What Episode #216 — KYC Compliance To Fight Music Fraud: A Discussion With Too Lost’s Gregory Hirschhorn
After running a record label and finding common issues across several different music distribution platforms, Gregory Hirschhorn decided to enter the distribution space with Too Lost, paying extra attention to technologies and methods for combating fraud. The company uses Know Your Client (KYC) protocol, which has roots in the financial industry, to add extra security… Listen
October 3, 2023 – Music Biz 2024 Call For Presentations Opens TODAY!
We’re excited to announce that the Call for Presentations for Music Biz 2024 is NOW OPEN! Every year, the Music Business Association welcomes all industry executives to submit their ideas for panels and presentations to be part of the educational program at our Annual Conference. With over 2,100 attendees from more that 800 companies across… Read More
October 3, 2023 – Music Biz Member Primary Wave Partners With Estate of Songwriter P.F. Sloan
Independent music publisher, Primary Wave Music has partnered with the estate of songwriter, P.F. Sloan to acquire his publishing and writer’s share for his top 20 hits. The deal entails Sloan’s biggest songs including “Eve of Destruction,” “A Must to Avoid,” “You Baby” and “Secret Agent Man.” Per the partnership, Primary Wave will offer the… Read More
October 3, 2023 – Music Biz Member Warner Chappell Hosts Las Vegas Songwriting Camp
Warner Chappell Music partnered with YouTube Music, Warner Records, Atlantic Records and RCA Records to sponsor its annual Las Vegas Songwriting Camp for artists from all music markets. During the span of the week, participating artists were led by WCM executives in interactive & educational sessions on music publishing, how to navigate the new “songwriter… Read More
October 2, 2023 – NEW FROM MUSIC BIZ & THE MLC: Evolution, Empowerment & Earnings
Introducing a new, three-part webinar series co-hosted with The MLC — tune in as music industry experts share how today’s artists & rightsholders can best adapt to the ever-changing industry landscape, leverage income tracking tactics to optimize their income, and implement tried-and-true best practices to improve their careers both in the short and long term! … Read More
October 2, 2023 – Music Biz Member Amazon Invests $4 Billion In AI Startup Anthropic
E-commerce company, Amazon has announced its plan to invest $4 billion in AI startup company, Anthropic to build out its AI-powered chatbot, Claude Next. Amazon will initially invest $1.25 billion for a majority stake in the AI startup, with the option to increase its full investment to $4 billion. Per the investment agreement, Anthropic will… Read More
