Music Biz is proud to partner with the MFFA to bring you our fourth annual Trust & Safety in Music Symposium! We’re kicking 2027 off by gathering global music tech, cybersecurity, and legal experts to collaborate in the fight against music fraud in every form!
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NEXT WEEK: Though emerging markets across Asia, Africa and Latin America have limited infrastructure, tech platforms are creating scalable tools for uses including talent discovery, roster development and marketing ⚙️
💻 Learn from our panelists on how tech is helping these markets keep pace with smartphone penetration and creator communities growth. RSVP at our bio 🔗!
🎙️ NEW PODCAST: Over the past 20 years, DDEX has seen our industry greatly improve its management of metadata. In our latest #TheFutureofWhat episode, DDEX Secretariat Mark Isherwood joins us to discuss this evolution, along with their upcoming Music Tech 20/20 Summit! 📊
Watch the full episode at the 🔗 in our bio!
DID YOU KNOW: An estimated $1 BILLION in songwriter royalties goes uncollected every year.
NEXT THURSDAY, September 17th, KOSIGN will walk through those dollars that you may be missing 💵 Be sure to register for this FREE event at our 🔗 in bio!
🔐 SAVE THE DATE: Music Biz & The MFFA will be returning to NYU on JAN. 11TH for the fourth annual Trust & Safety in Music Symposium!
🌐 We`re kicking 2027 off by gathering global experts to discuss where our industry`s fight against bad actors stands today, and where it needs to go in the coming year. Secure your seat early at the 🔗 in our bio!
In advance of qualifying Smart Media Formats to be added to U.S. chart reporting this October, David Geisser, CEO of new Music Biz member ZATAP, explores ways that Near Field Communication (NFC) can create a bridge between physical and digital, rather than working against one another. 📲🛜
Read the full #KeepingTempo article at the 🔗 in our bio!
NEW PODCAST: This episode features Tommy Moreno, CEO of AMI Entertainment – the company that produced the first coin-operated jukebox in 1927. Tommy walks us through the jukebox’s evolution into a digital format and spotlights how AMI is continuing to evolve & bolster the industry! 📻💿
Watch it via the 🔗 in our bio!
Our panelists are coming together in Milan on Oct 21st to uncover what it takes for scaling tech startups to succeed on both sides of the Atlantic 🌐
Reserve your complimentary registration at our 🔗 in bio to hear it LIVE at our Music Tech Summit, taking place in conjunction with CES Unveiled Europe!
TOMORROW: What enables the sustainable evolution of a music ecosystem? Find out in tomorrow`s webinar, hosted by Takwene, using the MENA market as a living laboratory! 🌐
🔗 is in our bio!
📣 NEW MEMBER ROUNDUP: This summer, the Association has seen members join from coast to coast of the U.S., and beyond! We`re thrilled to welcome Loeb & Loeb, Ryan Schmidt, Esq., Time Warp Music and ZATAP into our community, and can`t wait to see what the fall brings! 🍁
Learn more about all of our new #MusicBizMembers at our 🔗 in bio!
📝 #ICYMI, earlier this year we were joined by @songtrust`s Caitlin Stubner, who led a casual chat between songwriters Becca Rae and Reagan Stewart on their respective journeys for our Common Ground Webinar series!
💻 This session is just one of many that are available on our archive – the entirety of which is available FREE at our 🔗 in bio!
NEW PODCAST: In this #TheFutureofWhat episode, mtheory CEO Cameo Carlson discusses how Mickey Guyton’s appearance on the Chinese reality show "The Singer" created a massive fanbase in the region, the differences from Western fan behavior, the rigors behind the scenes, and Mickey’s future plans in Asia! 🇨🇳🎤
Watch it at the 🔗 in our bio!
Music ecosystems, even when met with similar catalysts, often follow very different trajectories. NEXT WEEK @takwene will be taking the webinar stage to look at the growth & maturity of these global ecosystems, using the MENA region as a prime example 🌍
Access the registration page via our 🔗 in bio!
🇮🇹 MUSIC BIZ IN MILAN: We`re headed back to @CES Unveiled Europe to host our Music Tech Summit on October 21st!
Our two-panel program will spotlight startup strategies across the U.S. & Europe, as well as music licenses & metadata management across territories. We`ll cap it off with a chance to connect with global leaders at our cocktail hour 🍸🌎
Visit the 🔗 in our bio to complete your complimentary Music Tech Summit registration. Once completed, you’ll be directed to RSVP for CES Unveiled.
🇳🇴 Next month Music Biz President Portia Sabin will be attending by:larm and meeting with the Norwegian music community as a part of Do Less North in Oslo!
We`re eager for this opportunity to help unite our industry across borders, along with the other international endeavors we have on the horizon! 👀
🎙️ NEW EPISODE: This interview with @PLUS1org founder Marika Anthony-Shaw touches on the nonprofit’s keystone project that gives to charity through a $1 concert ticket add-on, and all they do behind the scenes to help artists give back to the 1,200+ nonprofits they`ve supported so far! 🎫
👉 Watch & listen via the 🔗 in our bio!
🍁 FALL WEBINARS: Autumn is on the horizon, and so is our next season of webinars! You`ll have the chance to hear from Takwene, KOSIGN, DataArt, Neutune, MassiveMusic, Sound Royalties and Vistex via these FREE 1-hour educational sessions!
💻 Save your spot for each upcoming installment at our 🔗 in bio!
📹 1ST VIDEO EPISODE: In this installment of #TheFutureofWhat podcast, @openstagelive’s @robsealy discusses the benefits of nurturing the artist-fan relationship, and how Openstage accomplishes that. He dives into prominent case studies for the platform, why the fan experience has been overlooked, and what’s on the horizon! 🤘🎧
Watch the full video interview via our 🔗 in bio!
▶️ NOW PLAYING: The Music Business Association is now on YouTube! Tune in to access our Passport & Common Ground Webinar archives and other online event recordings, PLUS the launch of video episodes for #TheFutureofWhat podcast! Our first installment with Rob Sealy of Openstage comes out this week – stay tuned! 👀
& Be sure to visit the channel "@MusicBizAssoc"
📣 BIG NEWS: Our #TheFutureofWhat podcast series is now available on five different platforms – Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Podcasts and Pocket Casts ! 🎧 Listen via your favorite audio streaming service at our 🔗 in bio – just click "The Future of What Podcast" tab!
NEW PODCAST: This episode from Music Biz 2026 sees Naledi Nyahuma Seck, VP of DEI at The Orchard, speak on the tumultuous time our industry is going through while looking toward the future as we continue building & bolstering diverse communities throughout the music ecosystem. 🌐👩🏼🤝👨🏿
Listen at our 🔗 in bio!
