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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March 2, 2018 – [Music Biz 2018 Speaker Spotlight] Deborah Fairchild, VEVA Sound
The Music Business Association is excited to welcome Deborah Fairchild, EVP of VEVA Sound for ‘From Smartphone to Studio‘ on Tuesday, May 15 at 2:40 PM during the Music Biz 2018 conference in Nashville! Check out the fun Speaker Spotlight below to get to know Deborah a little more before her Music Biz panel. If you could have front row tickets to any concert in any city at any venue — what and where would you choose?... Read More
March 1, 2018 – Hilary Rosen to Conduct Keynote Interview With Humanitarian Award Recipient Scooter Braun at Annual Music Biz Conference in Nashville
The Music Business Association (Music Biz) has announced that noted Washington, DC Strategist and women’s rights advocate Hilary Rosen will conduct a Keynote Interview with this year’s Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award recipient Scooter Braun at the Music Biz 2018 Conference’s Awards Luncheon on May 17th at the Omni Nashville Hotel. Rosen, an on-air CNN Political Analyst, currently serves as Co-Chair of the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund and Managing Partner of SKDKnickerbocker, the 2017 Holmes Report Public Affairs Agency of the Year.... Read More
February 28, 2018 – Maren Morris Talks ‘The Middle’, Album No. 2 & Beyond Breaking Through With President James Donio
Last year, the Music Business Association honored singer/songwriter Maren Morris with its prestigious Breakthrough Artist Award at its Music Biz 2017 conference in Nashville. In June 2016, Morris released her debut album for Columbia Nashville, HERO, becoming the label’s first artist of the SoundScan era to top the Billboard Country chart with their first album. Since then, she has gone on to collect multiple accolades and honors including a recent No. 1 hit on Country radio with “I Could Use a Love Song.”... Read More
February 26, 2018 – [Music Biz 2018 Speaker Spotlight] Gloria Green, Middle Tennessee State University
The Music Business Association is excited to welcome Gloria Green, Professor at Middle Tennessee State University for ‘Snack Chat‘ on Thursday, May 17 at 3:30 PM during the Music Biz 2018 convention in Nashville! Check out the fun Speaker Spotlight below to get to know Gloria a little more before her Music Biz event! If you could have front row tickets to any concert in any city at any venue — what and where would you choose?... Read More
February 22, 2018 – [Music Biz 2018 Speaker Spotlight] Roy LaManna, Vydia
The Music Business Association is excited to welcome Roy LaManna, CEO and Co-Founder of Vydia for ‘Are You Protected If Your Content Goes Viral‘ on Thursday, May 17 at 4 PM during the Music Biz 2018 conference in Nashville! Check out the fun Speaker Spotlight below to get to know Roy a little more before his Music Biz panel. If you could have front row tickets to any concert in any city at any venue — what and where would you choose?... Read More
February 21, 2018 – [Music Biz 2018 Speaker Spotlight] Jean-François Bert, Transparency Rights Management
The Music Business Association is excited to welcome Jean-François Bert, CEO & Founder of Transparency Rights Management for ‘Do You Really Want to Leave Your Ex-US Publishing Revenue on the Table?‘ on Thursday, May 17 at 11 AM during the Music Biz 2018 conference in Nashville! Check out the fun Speaker Spotlight below to get to know Jean-François little more before his Music Biz panel. If you had to pick just one album to listen to for the rest of your life — what would it be and why?... Read More
February 13, 2018 – Music Business Association to Honor Record-Breaking Hit ‘Despacito’ with Outstanding Achievement Award at Music Biz 2018
The Music Business Association (Music Biz) will present its Outstanding Achievement Award to record-breaking hit “Despacito” — by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee along with Justin Bieber on its remix — at the Music Biz 2018 Awards Luncheon during its 60th annual conference on May 17 at the Omni Nashville Hotel. Released on January 13, 2017, “Despacito” — which is primarily sung in Spanish — quickly became a dominant Latin smash, debuting at #2 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart and reaching #1 a month later,... Read More
February 1, 2018 – IN THE NEWS: Lyor Cohen, Scooter Braun, Wendy Goldstein & More Set for 60th Music Biz Confab
The Music Business Assn., also known as Music Biz, is holding its 60th anniversary convention at the Omni Hotel in Nashville, May 14-17 with keynote addresses from YouTube/Google’s head of music Lyor Cohen and Republic Records executive VP Wendy Goldstein, and presentations from artist manager Scooter Braun, RIAA chairman/CEO Cary Sherman and singer/songwriter Julia Michaels. Click here to read more.... Read More
January 31, 2018 – Music Business Association Announces Preliminary Program for 60th Anniversary Conference in Nashville
Music Biz 2018 to feature keynotes from Lyor Cohen, Scooter Braun, and Wendy Goldstein Schedule balances popular sessions such as Music’s Leading Ladies Speak Out and Digital Music Workshops with fresh new events including Fund Your Future Summit, Podcasting Summit, NEXT GEN NOW, and Indie Artist & Songwriter Forum January 31, 2018 – The Music Business Association (Music Biz) today announced the preliminary agenda for Music Biz 2018, the music industry’s premier conference,... Read More
January 29, 2018 – IN THE NEWS: Despite Trump: ‘There Are No Walls That Can Stop Latin Music…’
The most pointed quote of the second day of Music Biz and Music Ally’s NY:LON Connect conference in New York came from Jesús López, chairman and CEO of Universal Music Latin America and Iberian Peninsula. He used US president Donald Trump’s infamous ambitions to fortify the US border with Mexico as a jump-off for a reminder of the power of Latin music in the streaming era: “Somebody here wants to put walls around, but there are no walls that can stop Latin music!” Click here to read more.... Read More
