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!
March 18, 2025 – Music Business Association Confirms Music Biz 2025 Closing Keynote & Featured Conversations
Association also outlines newly confirmed agenda items for this year’s Conference March 18th, 2025 — The Music Business Association (Music Biz) today shares details on the closing keynote and slate of special Featured Conversations across the four-day agenda of Music Biz 2025, taking place May 12th – 15th, 2025 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly. This… Read More
March 12, 2025 – NEW MEMBER ROUNDUP: Winter 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 winter: 2 Doors Management/2DM MusicLocation: Seattle,… Read More
March 11, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #247 — How The Music Leaders Network Empowers Female, Trans & Non-Binary Music Executives
The Music Leaders Network exists to establish a network of underrepresented female, trans & non-binary music executives and support their industry careers. In our latest podcast, we speak with Music Leaders Network co-founders Remi Harris & Tamara Gal-On about the organization’s origins, its latest UK cohort & expansion into Nordic countries, the changing landscape of… Listen
March 6, 2025 – Music Business Association Announces 2025 Bizzy Award Finalists
Winners will be crowned during 4th Annual Bizzy Awards Dinner on May 14th March 6th, 2025 — The Music Business Association (Music Biz) today announces the finalists for its seven crowd-nominated categories for the 2025 Bizzy Awards. The winners in each category will be announced at the fourth annual Bizzy Awards Dinner sponsored by Warner… Read More
February 25, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #246 — Music Biz In Atlanta: Discussing the City’s Thriving Music & Tech Culture with Shachar Oren
With the Music Biz Conference coming to Atlanta for the first time this year, we’re continuing our series of interviews with local executives to learn more about the city’s thriving music & entertainment business scene. This month, we spoke with Atlanta-based Shachar Oren of a media technologies venture capital firm, Sound Media Ventures, on his… Listen
February 18, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #245 — New Mental Health Study from MusiCares & Amber Health
The music industry’s high-stress and ever-changing nature often leads to the development or exacerbation of mental health issues for artists & professionals alike. Particularly since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, music & research organizations have looked to study the effects being in this industry has on its workforce and develop resources to best… Listen
February 11, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #244 — Maintaining Ethics in AI-Generated Music
Generative AI has taken all creative industries by storm over the last few years, and the technology’s rapid adoption has already led to major headaches for the music industry. AI-developed “songs” have flooded streaming services, being used by bad actors to siphon royalties from hard-working artists and creating problems for music discovery. Jen, founded by… Listen
February 4, 2025 – Music Business Association Launches Music Biz 2025 Agenda
Four-day schedule features talks covering AI, music fraud, supporting our workforce and beyond February 4th, 2025 — The Music Business Association (Music Biz) today shares a first look at the agenda for Music Biz 2025, taking place May 12th – 15th at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly. As the organization brings its 2025 Annual Conference to… Read More
January 28, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #243 — Music Biz in Atlanta: Tobago Benito of DBS Sounds!
The Annual Music Biz Conference will take place in Atlanta for the FIRST TIME in 2025, gathering more than 2,200 global music professionals in a vital music hub city for four days of educational & networking opportunities to help inform the industry’s trajectory forward. This month, we’re kicking off a special series of interviews with… Listen
January 27, 2025 – Music Business Association To Honor Cindy Charles With 2025 Presidential Award
Award will be given during the 4th Annual Bizzy Awards Dinner on May 14th in Atlanta January 27, 2025 — The Music Business Association (Music Biz) today announces that Cindy Charles will posthumously receive its 2025 Presidential Award for Outstanding Executive Achievement. Charles held the role of Twitch’s Head of Music prior to her tragic… Read More
