Music Biz hosts an annual slate of face-to-face & virtual events to foster important connections between our members and major industry players, introduce new career development tools, and provide vital knowledge to inform business decisions. Association members receive discounted registration rates for all Music Biz events, as well as priority consideration for speaker placement during our events. To submit a member of your team for inclusion in a future speaking engagement, fill out the form linked here.
Check out our currently scheduled events below:
September — December 2024
Zoom
Hosted in the Spring and Fall each year, our Common Ground Webinar Series offers you exclusive looks at new technologies & services advancing our industry, access to new data from our trusted research partners, and a seat at special roundtable discussions on timely issues — all for FREE!
December 3rd, 2024
While our annual Music Biz Conference is a tentpole event for the entire global music business, it’s important for us to directly branch out into international music communities both to learn from and connect with one another. That’s why we’re debuting Music Biz Passport, a new event series allowing U.S. executives to connect with international trendsetters and learn what does and does not work in their local music economies. These events, both in-person and virtual, will help to expose important cross-border collaborations that will make the global music business stronger!
January 9, 2025
Eisner and Lubin Auditorium at NYU’s Kimmel Center
The Music Business Association and TuneCore will host the second annual Trust & Safety in Music Symposium at the Eisner and Lubin Auditorium at NYU’s Kimmel Center! In the event’s second iteration, we will explore the implications of the Michael Smith case and assess how effective our industry has been at addressing fraud.
At Music Biz, we create rooms where important conversations about the future of the music business are held — however, not everyone can make the trek to our Annual Music Biz Conference each May. Since EVERY city is a music city, we’ll be bringing those rooms to YOU through the new Music Biz Roadshow event series!
May 12, 2024 - May 15, 2025
Renaissance Atlanta Waverly
After last year’s gathering of 2,200+ attendees from more than 800 companies across 30 countries, it’s clear to us that Music Biz’s community is growing beyond the roots we’ve established in Nashville over the past 10 years. We’re excited to bring the Annual Music Biz Conference to Atlanta at the Renaissance Waverly hotel from May 12 – 15, 2025!
November 12, 2024
Zoom
Our Let’s Talk Physical virtual event series provides vital updates on everything the physical business needs to stay ahead of the curve as physical music consumption continues to rise!
September 28, 2024
Now more than ever, students have a voice that can change the trajectory of the music business! Our #NEXTGEN_U summit presents a special opportunity to blend academia with action by uniting students, faculty, and the greater music community at the start of the Fall 2024 semester!
May 13, 2024 - May 16, 2024
JW Marriott Nashville
After last year’s gathering of 2,100+ attendees from more than 800 companies across 30 countries, it’s clear that Music Biz is THE PLACE to be if you have a stake in the future of the music business! Whether you’re coming to hear expert viewpoints on the latest trends & tech, to seek out new business partnerships, or to celebrate those who are innovating the ways our industry operates, we’re confident that attending Music Biz 2024 will set your company and its employees on the path to success!
October 17, 2023 — November 28, 2023
Zoom
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!
May 15 - May 18, 2023
JW Marriott Nashville
For more than six decades, the Music Biz Conference has been the point of origin for inspiration and collaboration in the music business, as attendees share the insights learned at our event with their peers and extend a ripple effect of change across the global industry. Music Biz 2023 was no exception, and we can’t wait to see you again in 2024!
November 15, 2022
Zoom
Music Biz and SoundExchange will gather subject matter experts, tech visionaries, and buzzworthy performing artists for four events that address the most critical issues facing the music tech industry. Sessions will cover topics such as the future of live events and the metaverse, simplifying the music business, metadata management, and monetizing music in emerging streaming platforms!
JW Marriott Nashville
Music Biz 2022 featured four days of the industry-defining conversations and connections you’ve come to expect from our Association, including continued discussions of how we can support those among us who are still struggling and address our individual needs for professional & personal growth.
Zoom
Article 17 is the largest reform in copyright history, one that stands to benefit music rightsholders, content creators and digital platforms alike. To help us all get a handle on the legislation’s sweeping changes, Music Biz is proud to partner with Pex to host three virtual events, programmed to clear up any confusion about the implications of Article 17 reforms, and discuss what improved legal protections and monetary gains it offers to relevant stakeholders.
Socio
The virtual edition of the Metadata Summit gathers thought leaders from the music data, legal, tech & startup communities and beyond to discuss advancements in metadata technologies across the global music business, how to blend industry know-how with technology to best improve data collection & reporting, and ways we can collaborate to keep music royalties flowing to artists & rightsholders.
June 3, 2021
Zoom
The podcast format’s various synergies with the music industry have led it to be a hot discussion topic at Music Biz’s past Annual Conferences. That’s why we’re thrilled to bring the standalone summit back this summer in partnership with Gracenote after a successful debut last year! This year, you’ll hear from our podcast pros as they help labels and DIY musicians alike determine whether “To Pitch or To Podcast,” give tips on capitalizing on catalog music to give their fans even more of what they want, and more!
May 25, 2021 - May 26, 2021
Socio
When you’re pouring your time and talent into your next single or album in the here and now, it’s easy to forgo considering what your bank account will look like 10, 20, even 50 years from now. That is why Music Biz has created this new two-day virtual event, where you’ll gain insights from music industry & financial experts alike on what to consider when planning for the future, how to build your financial “dream team,” which institutions best cater to the needs of creative audiences, estate planning and much more!
Zoom
As part of their efforts to bring educational content to the industry at large as it practices social distancing, the Music Business Association (Music Biz) and Record Store Day co-hosted the Couch Camp virtual educational conference via Zoom from June 3-5, 2020!
Zoom
Young industry voices today are proving that age does not always equal authority and that the next generation is not necessarily next – it’s now! The #NEXTGEN_NOW Virtual Summit brings together young music business professionals to discuss personal & professional development, perseverance, entrepreneurship, and how their new innovative ideas are influencing, impacting & transforming our industry.
October 8, 2020 - October 29, 2020
Zoom
Music Biz, along with presenters Clio Music and G7 Entertainment Marketing, hosted our Brand Summit 2020: Music For Good for the first time virtually. This year’s program featured top brand, agency and industry executives discussing how innovation & fast action led to partnerships between artists, music companies, and brands during 2020.
