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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April 15, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #250 — Angry Mob Music’s Marc Caruso Addresses What Indie Publishers Need
Independents make up 40% of the publishing industry, and yet, they struggle to leverage deals. Why? It all comes down to industry fracturing that is preventing the emergence of their collective voice. Angry Mob Music CEO, Marc Caruso touched upon this in his Billboard op-ed, “Why It’s Time for Indie Publishers to Get Angry,” where he highlights how the collaborative environment of the indie publishing space makes rallying together for change an easier and more organic process.... Listen
April 10, 2025 – A Statement From The Music Business Association
As a trade organization formed to serve the needs of the entire global music industry, the Music Business Association (Music Biz) is committed to building community, driving innovation and removing roadblocks. To accomplish this, it is necessary to have open dialogue and unfettered collaboration among music business professionals regardless of their race, their gender, their sexual orientation, any disabilities they may have, their creed, their economic background, or their area of music industry expertise. Our commitment to increasing representation and thereby leveling the playing field for all music industry workers is driven by our global membership,... Read More
April 8, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #249 — Girlilla Marketing’s Jennie Smythe on the Evolution of Digital Marketing & Female Representation
Jennie Smythe, CEO of Girlilla Marketing, not only brings on unique & interesting clients, ranging from local businesses to well-known actors, but has proudly ensured her agency remains female-led throughout the 17 years she has been running it. With her tenure as a woman in both the music and digital marketing industries comes a great deal of lessons imparted onto her – thus, she decided to compile them all into a memoir. In this episode, we dive into Smythe’s journey that led to her memoir,... Listen
March 26, 2025 – [Keeping Tempo With Music Biz] — Improving User-First Music Search with AI-First Tech: Interview with Einar Helde of AIMS
We are now past the early days of AI adoption in the music industry, and have seen some of the ways this new tech can be proactively applied to existing processes in support of the humans working in music. One such area is music search, which has become daunting in the face of thousands of new songs being uploaded to DSPs every day. In our latest interview, we talk to AIMS Co-Founder & CCO, Einar Helde about his platform’s human-first approach to AI-powered music search,... Read More
March 25, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #248 — Marketing In The Live Event Sector With Nederlander’s Jamie Loeb
The financial loss our industry faced when touring came to a halt during COVID-19 has brought attention to the importance of the long glossed over live sector. From here, NIVA (the National Independent Venue Association) was born, where Jamie Loeb, SVP of Marketing for Nederlander, worked tirelessly to help secure the biggest arts grant program in history from Congress – $16 billion of aid used to keep promoters, festivals and venues afloat. In this episode, we speak with Loeb on her work at NIVA &... Listen
March 19, 2025 – [Keeping Tempo With Music Biz] — Stadium Residencies: Coming Soon To Your Town – If You’re Lucky, Op-Ed by Tradable Bits’ Geoff Robins
By the end of 2025 Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Coldplay, Oasis, The Weeknd, and Morgan Wallen will have cumulatively performed 512 stadium concerts in just 104 global cities – forever changing touring. Liberace, Elvis, Sinatra: The Birth of the ResidencyThe residency model has existed for decades and is only now rising as a powerful alternative to traditional roadshow tours. Las Vegas gave birth to residencies in the 1940s when the Last Frontier Hotel booked Liberace as a strategic move to create a consistent,... Read More
March 18, 2025 – Music Business Association Confirms Music Biz 2025 Closing Keynote & Featured Conversations
Association also outlines newly confirmed agenda items for this year’s Conference March 18th, 2025 — The Music Business Association (Music Biz) today shares details on the closing keynote and slate of special Featured Conversations across the four-day agenda of Music Biz 2025, taking place May 12th – 15th, 2025 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly. This year’s closing keynote, “Tech for Transparency: How New AI Detection Tools Can Improve the Industry For All,” will headline the Conference’s final day on Thursday,... Read More
March 11, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #247 — How The Music Leaders Network Empowers Female, Trans & Non-Binary Music Executives
The Music Leaders Network exists to establish a network of underrepresented female, trans & non-binary music executives and support their industry careers. In our latest podcast, we speak with Music Leaders Network co-founders Remi Harris & Tamara Gal-On about the organization’s origins, its latest UK cohort & expansion into Nordic countries, the changing landscape of DEI initiatives in 2025, and so much more!... Listen
March 6, 2025 – Music Business Association Announces 2025 Bizzy Award Finalists
Winners will be crowned during 4th Annual Bizzy Awards Dinner on May 14th March 6th, 2025 — The Music Business Association (Music Biz) today announces the finalists for its seven crowd-nominated categories for the 2025 Bizzy Awards. The winners in each category will be announced at the fourth annual Bizzy Awards Dinner sponsored by Warner Music Group, happening Wednesday, May 14 during Music Biz 2025 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly. The finalist lineups and details for each crowd-nominated category are as follows: Leading Light Award: For a company or executive that has supported their staff via internal initiatives aimed at improving mental health &... Read More
February 25, 2025 – The Future of What Episode #246 — Music Biz In Atlanta: Discussing the City’s Thriving Music & Tech Culture with Shachar Oren
With the Music Biz Conference coming to Atlanta for the first time this year, we’re continuing our series of interviews with local executives to learn more about the city’s thriving music & entertainment business scene. This month, we spoke with Atlanta-based Shachar Oren of a media technologies venture capital firm, Sound Media Ventures, on his experiences in the city at the crossroads of music and technology. Tune in for his perspectives on why Atlanta is the perfect place to bring our Annual Conference,... Listen
