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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October 1, 2025 – MUSIC BIZ 2026: Join Us In Atlanta Next May!
Our debut Conference in Atlanta hosted 2,000+ music professionals from 800 companies and over 30 countries, proving to us that this event is about more than just the place we meet each year. Music Biz creates a space where collaboration between trendsetters like you shapes what’s next for the global music industry. This hard work wouldn’t be possible without YOU, and we can’t wait to welcome you back to the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly for Music Biz 2026!... Click Here To Read
September 30, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #266 — ONErpm’s Artist-First Approach to Business
As a distributor, publishing company, creator of DIY platform OFFstep and one of the world’s largest music MCNs on YouTube, ONErpm is considered a full-service, modern record label. The company puts artists at the forefront by emphasizing transparency and education at both the front end and back end, and even has its own CMS platform for artists to track spending & marketing plans. In this episode, Head of Marketing Jenna LoMonaco details how ONErpm supports &... Click Here To Listen
September 25, 2025 – SAVE THE DATE: Trust & Safety Returns January 12th to NYC!
Now in its third year, Music Biz’s Trust & Safety in Music Symposium will kick 2026 off with a day full of panels & interactive sessions from those who sit at the intersection of music, technology and fraud prevention! We’re thrilled to partner with TuneCore and Believe once again, and will share more program, speaker & registration info with you soon – stay tuned! While you wait, check out our Trust & Safety webpage for a recap of our most recent fraud-focused event,... Click Here To Read
September 23, 2025 – Music Biz Is Officially RAMPD Stamped!
Music Biz recently partnered with RAMPD (Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities) to deepen our team’s understanding of disability culture and foster inclusive practices. Inspiring our industry to empower all, RAMPD is a consultancy and networking platform that leaves no person behind. Their mission is to create an inclusive music industry ecosystem through career development, innovative partnerships, and impactful resources. RAMPD Stamp training includes the tools, knowledge and resources necessary to help any team learn how to better serve our diverse music community.... Click Here To Read
September 23, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #265 — What It Means to Win A Clio Award: A Chat With Michael Kauffman
The Clio Awards have celebrated advertising & creative works across industries dating back to the 1950s, diversifying into different programs over time, including Clio Music in 2014. In this episode, we speak with Michael Kauffman of Clio Music on the three pillars of The Clios, and break it down further into the three award areas of the music branch, along with how to enter. Michael also expands on the true value of recent winning campaigns from around the globe,... Click Here To Listen
September 16, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #264 — How Has Music Evolved Into Such a Viable Asset Class?
In the past, artists needed to sign with record labels who would take out bank loans in order to provide financing. Now thanks to companies like Sound Royalties, artists can receive financing via advances without giving up any ownership. Possible income generating streams for artists have also grown from few to many, transforming music into a viable asset class. In this episode, Alex Heiche discusses how this evolution occurred, the importance of educating artists on where their income is coming from,... Click Here To Listen
September 15, 2025 – SEE YOU IN AMSTERDAM: Music Tech Summit @ CES Unveiled Europe!
For the first time EVER, Music Biz will host a special summit in Amsterdam on October 27th, just ahead of CES Unveiled Europe! We can’t wait to discuss the intersection of music, technology and innovation on this special stage during two dynamic panels — one spotlighting cutting-edge tech startups as they navigate & scale their go-to-market strategies across the U.S. and Europe, and a second covering how to manage music licenses across territories. We’ll cap off the afternoon with a cocktail hour filled with mixing &... Click Here To Read
September 9, 2025 – MUSIC BIZ IS HIRING — Part-Time Graphic Designer
Company Description:The Music Business Association (Music Biz) is the music industry’s premier trade organization, providing networking opportunities and educational resources to professionals from all facets of the global music business through in-person and virtual events, website content, social media outreach and beyond. Our mission is to unite the global music industry’s many players, influence continued growth for the monetization of music, and ensure a better, more inclusive environment for all who work in our industry. Position Description:Music Biz is seeking a mid-level graphic designer and video editor for a temporary,... Click Here To Read
September 9, 2025 – [Keeping Tempo With Music Biz] — Will AI Ever Make a Classic Album?: Op-Ed by MatchTune’s Ben Porter
Why the Next Masterpiece Won’t Be Machine-Made There’s a reason you love your favorite song, and it’s not simply a catchy hook, musical complexity, or thematic relatability. What makes a song truly timeless — the kind that lingers across decades — is the indelible bond between a song and its human creator; the kind that breathes life into the music and embodies genre-bending creativity. Human-made songs are deeply composed stories lived and felt by the person behind them and,... Click Here To Read
August 26, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #263 — Assessing the State of AI in Music with Voice-Swap’s Mike Pelczynski @ Music Biz 2025!
Mike Pelczynski has been a part of many important conversations on the subject of AI as the Chief Strategic and Innovation Officer of voice conversion platform, Voice-Swap. These discussions revealed that general sentiments towards AI have shifted from fear to that of constructive concern. In this episode, Mike examines how some issues posed by AI can be addressed using solutions we are already familiar with, the importance of strategic partners for major stakeholders, how the music industry’s approach to AI guides other industries,... Click Here To Listen
