Association & Member Updates
Here you’ll find the latest announcements on Music Biz events & partnerships, our most recent podcasts & thought leadership articles, and updates on the newest companies to join our Association. If you’d like to receive updates like these sent directly to your inbox, sign up for our weekly news feed email today!
June 24, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #255 — The Tech and Music Industry Crossover: A Conversation with OpenPlay’s Edward Ginis @ Music Biz 2025!
Edward Ginis, Founder and CEO of OpenPlay, attended his 15th Music Biz Conference this year. In this episode, he discusses how the Conference continues to evolve with the times, providing true substance and debate over platitudes and hype. In the same vein, Edward touches on just how crucial it is for our industry to nurture… Listen
June 17, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #254 — Hear from Lauryn Menard, Creator of the GOB Sustainable Earplug Brand!
The difficulty common earplugs have conforming to each person’s unique anatomy leads to frequent struggles with actually keeping these devices in our ears – not to mention the poor sound quality they create by blocking out only the top frequencies. Biomaterial professor and industrial designer, Lauryn Menard may very well be revolutionizing the future of… Listen
May 28, 2025 – NEW MEMBER ROUNDUP: Spring 2025
The Music Business Association is home to a growing community of 400+ global companies, all working in collaboration to support the financial growth of our industry at large and to create a more equitable, inclusive place to work! See below for the latest companies to join our Association this spring: ALIBI MusicLocation: Los Angeles, CAYears… Read More
May 20, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #253 — The Music Merchandising Experience with Kerstyn Inouye of Top Drawer Merch
Top Drawer Merch began their journey through collaborating with artists to create charity bracelets. Today, they service clients both in and out of the music industry, producing apparel & a variety of other merchandise. Implementing a traditional brand approach, they understand that merch is not just a band’s logo on a t-shirt – it’s a… Listen
May 15, 2025 – Music Business Association Names 2025 Bizzy Award Winners
Nine award winners crowned during 4th Annual Bizzy Awards Dinner on May 14th May 15th, 2025 — The Music Business Association (Music Biz) announces the winners of this year’s Bizzy Awards, who were honored during the fourth annual Bizzy Awards Dinner on Wednesday evening, May 14th during the Music Biz 2025 conference at the Renaissance… Read More
May 15, 2025 – Music Business Association Names 2025 Scholarship Recipients
Three academic institutions will each receive $20,000 to support their financial aid programs May 15th, 2025 — The Music Business Association (Music Biz) announces the list of three academic institutions that will receive financial assistance from its Braylin Campbell Memorial Music Business Scholarship Foundation. Each institution will receive a $20,000 financial aid package from the… Read More
May 5, 2025 – [Keeping Tempo With Music Biz] — Should Music Be Free For Brands on Social Media? Op-Ed by Larry Mills of Vobile
Should rightsholders really be going after brands for using music commercially online without a license? The answer is absolutely yes. I rage-baited you with the headline to get you fired up for what’s to come in this think piece, because the amount of copyright infringement by brands on social media should make you angry. And… Read More
April 29, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #252 — How Friends of Noise is Creating Music Business Opportunities for the Youth of Portland
Friends of Noise, an organization supporting the creative youth of Portland, Oregon since 2016, is expanding their educational programming with the opening of their all-ages venue, “The Off Beat.” The nonprofit hosts professional development workshops and produces all-age concerts where teens can perform on-stage, run sound, accept tickets & create posters, with their youth sound… Listen
April 23, 2025 – [Keeping Tempo With Music Biz] — Authentic Community Building In Marketing & Artist Management: Interview with Jaclyn O’Connell
The digitization of the music industry and our world as a whole has led to vast changes in the places fans listen to music and engage with their favorite artists. The challenge for our entire industry — particularly for those who directly deal with artists and music marketing — has been to meet fans where… Read More
April 22, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #251 — Music Biz in Atlanta: The Horne Brothers Highlight ATL’s Booming Music Economy
Building on our series of interviews with Atlanta locals, we spoke with Byron, Ryon & Tyson Horne, better known as The Horne Brothers. To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop, the brothers highlighted Atlanta in their 2024 documentary, “The South Got Something To Say.” Though Hip-Hop’s birthplace is credited as New York, the documentary discusses… Listen
