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December 16, 2024 – The Future of What Episode #241 — Music & Tech’s Trajectory In The Year To Come
2024 was yet another transformative year for the music industry, bolstered by the widespread embrace of AI integration, challenges to the cornerstone that DSPs have become, and maturing integrations in gaming & VR. In our final conversation of 2024, we speak with Vickie Nauman of CrossBorderWorks about how as music consumption becomes more passive, more interactive experiences enabled by exciting new tech may define the music industry in the year to come!... Listen
December 4, 2024 – The Future of What Episode #240 — Managing Artists In 2024 & Beyond!
With the ever-changing landscape of the music industry, as well as new expectations from today’s artists, it’s time for us to check in on how the management field has evolved to meet the needs of today’s music makers. In our latest podcast, we talk to 10 and 8 Management’s Nicholas Mishko about what managers can do to best support their artists in the 2020s, when artists should enlist a manager & for what reasons, what new tech &... Listen
December 3, 2024 – Music Business Association Renames Scholarship Foundation In Memoriam of Staffer Braylin Campbell
Updated scholarship criteria will better align with Association’sB2B nature and support more future industry leaders December 3, 2024 — The Music Business Association (Music Biz) announces the renaming of the Braylin Campbell Memorial Music Business Scholarship Foundation, in honor of Music Biz’s colleague who unexpectedly passed away in August of 2024. Music Biz has unveiled a new visual identity to accompany the Foundation’s name change, incorporating a lighthouse to symbolize both Campbell’s illuminating energy and the safe harbor that financial assistance provides to today’s music business students.... Read More
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
