Association News
Below, you’ll find the latest Association press releases, updates on our upcoming events, introductions to our newest member companies, links to the latest content from Music Biz and our partners, and more.
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November 19, 2024 – The Future of What Episode #239 — Ensuring Ethical AI Use With AI:OK’s Dr. Martin Clancy
The misuse of generative AI tech has already tested the status quo of music distribution & streaming, with DSPs being flooded with thousands of fraudulent tracks meant to siphon royalties away from rightful artists & rightsholders. AI:OK is a new initiative which takes a multi-pronged approach to ensuring that the music industry is ethical in its use of AI. In our latest podcast, we talk to AI:OK founder & CEO, Dr. Martin Clancy about the initiative’s origins and goals,... Listen
November 18, 2024 – 2025 BIZZY AWARDS: Nominate Now Through Jan. 29th!
We’re thrilled to announce the 4th Annual Bizzy Awards, taking place Wednesday, May 14th as part of Music Biz 2025! Nominations for our seven crowd-sourced award categories are open now through January 29th, allowing you to name companies & executives you feel deserve recognition for the ways they’re advancing how our industry operates and supports its workforce! The 2025 Bizzy Awards will include the following categories: +Leading Light Award +Agent of Change Award +#NEXTGEN_NOW One To Watch Award +Maestro of Metadata Award +Frontline Innovator Award +Marketing Superstar Award +Music Educator of the Year Award!... Read More
November 4, 2024 – The Future of What Episode #238 — Music Research & AI-Detection Tech With Deezer’s Romain Hennequin
Research divisions within music companies often operate to advance the products & services they offer. In the case of Deezer’s most recent research on identifying & tagging songs, it may improve the ways our business fights against bad actors. This month, we talked to Deezer’s Head of Research Romain Hennequin about his team’s origins, its most recent paper which delves into how self-supervised learning (SSL) may help accurately identify AI-generated tracks uploaded to streaming services, and much more!... Listen
October 31, 2024 – SAVE THE DATE: Let’s Talk Physical Returns November 12!
Music Biz’s Physical Business Action Committee is proud to present the latest entry of our Let’s Talk Physical series, your trusted source for open and candid discussions about the state of the physical music business! Join us next month for updates on the StreetPulse/Luminate sales chart partnership, and a discussion on the impact music retailers have on the artist release ecosystem. Visit our Let’s Talk Physical page today for the full agenda including speaker slate,... Read More
October 30, 2024 – [Keeping Tempo With Music Biz] — Afrobeats Passport Follow-Up: Interview With Vydia’s Junior Saba
With an unfettered ability to transcend borders while maintaining the authenticity of its distinctive sound, Afrobeats has become one of the fastest growing music genres in the world. In a Music Biz Passport event last month, Music Biz member Vydia explored Afrobeats’ rising popularity and how its dynamic relationship with creative globalization showcases the importance of collaboration & tech in establishing lasting musical influence. The following interview consists of questions asked during the event, answered by Vydia’s Sr.... Read More
October 23, 2024 – [Keeping Tempo With Music Biz] — Super-Serving Vinyl Buyers & Artists Alike: Interview with Alexis Castiel of Diggers Factory
In the midst of music’s digital revolution in the 2010s, Diggers Factory was founded as a way to scale vinyl production for passionate artists who wanted to get their fans physical music products they would love. Physical music sales have skyrocketed since that time, allowing Diggers to evolve into a full turnkey solution that offers its clients a full stack of pressing, printing, shipping, design, distribution & promo services for product runs of all sizes. To learn more,... Read More
October 15, 2024 – The Future of What Episode #237 — #iVoted & Leveraging Music To Increase Voter Turnout
#iVoted is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that hosts concerts on election nights & during early voting periods to help drive voter registration & turnout. After hosting the largest digital concert in history during the 2020 Presidential Election, which data from MIT touts as bolstering voter turnout by an estimated 7%, #iVoted is gearing up for a series of events leading up to and on Election Night 2024. The org’s Founder & CEO, Emily White, joins us on the podcast to talk about how it has evolved since 2018,... Listen
October 9, 2024 – TRUST & SAFETY SYMPOSIUM RETURNS NEXT YEAR!
The Music Business Association, in collaboration with Believe & 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. In our opening keynote, TuneCore CEO, Andreea Gleeson will set the stage for the rest of our 2025 program by speaking to Katherine Reilly,... Read More
October 2, 2024 – CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: Help Us Build The Music Biz 2025 Program!
As we bring Music Biz 2025 to a new city with countless opportunities to educate, learn from & connect with a new community of music industry professionals, we are once again seeking expert viewpoints on the latest trends & tech influencing how our industry operates. Now through December 4th, you can submit your ideas for panels for next year’s Annual Conference via our Call for Presentations — this is YOUR CHANCE to help inform the conversations we’ll host about the future of our industry!... Read More
October 2, 2024 – The Future of What Episode #236 — Supporting Women In Music: Interview With Head Bitch Music’s Jessica Vaughn
Following up on her op-ed for our Keeping Tempo series, we’re thrilled to have Jessica Vaughn of Head Bitch Music on our latest episode of The Future of What! In this interview, Vaughn discusses the ways our industry has evolved (both for better and worse) in its support of women & marginalized communities, how her industry origins as an artist influenced her to pursue an executive career and institute change from the inside, her current roles in the sync/custom music space,... Listen
