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 11, 2024 – THURSDAY 4/18: Verifi Discusses Multiparty Data-Sharing!
In the final webinar in our Spring 2024 series, Verifi Media will present its findings from the first full year of the VRDA’s multiparty data-sharing project to show the benefit of org-to-org data sharing and database synergies. In the discussion that follows, we will explore the network effect of data connectivity and its potential to harness improvements to business sectors like operations, revenue assurance, and licensing. We will dive into how metadata links will continue to play an important role as the digital landscape evolves with AI and the popularity of user-generated content,... Read More
April 9, 2024 – The Future of What Episode #227 — Cosynd’s New Producer Copyright Registration Initiative
With almost a decade of experience securing copyrights for artists & rightsholders, Cosynd identified that music producers were being potentially priced out of registering their backlog of work with the U.S. Copyright Office. This led them to develop a new group registration service, allowing producers to save time & money by registering groups of beats and other musical elements instead of individually registering each element. We spoke with Cosynd CEO, Jessica Sobhraj about this new initiative,... Listen
April 2, 2024 – The Future of What Episode #226 — Creative Intell’s David Fritz & Steven Ship On Educating Today’s Artists
While looking into higher-ed music business programs, David Fritz and Steven Ship found that the segmented approach to curriculums was helpful for new students, but it did not help artists and songwriters who needed to know the ins-and-outs of how the industry works for their already established careers. This led them to start Creative Intell, which offers practical classes that give students insights and step-by-step guides on everything from recording and releasing a cover song to tracking all of their income streams.... Listen
March 28, 2024 – Music Business Association Announces Women’s Programming and Leadership Roundtables for 2024 Conference
March 28, 2024 (Nashville, TN) — As Women’s History Month comes to a close, the Music Business Association announces its upcoming slate of women-focused programming and leadership roundtable discussions to take place on Thursday, May 16th during the Music Biz 2024 conference in Nashville. The programming will kick off with the Walking the Walk: Tactics to Boost Diversity & Inclusion NOW panel at 11:30 AM, moderated by Skye Landgraf, Director, Partnerships and Programs, We Are Moving the Needle and featuring panelists Sarah Kloboves,... Read More
March 28, 2024 – THURSDAY 4/4: Dolby Hosts Our Next FREE Webinar!
Next Thursday, April 4th, the Dolby Music Partnerships team will host “Harnessing the Art, Technology and Business of Dolby Atmos Music,” an exclusive discussion on how creatives, labels and services are expanding their offerings & growing their business with Dolby Atmos Music! Please note that our final two Spring 2024 webinars will be held on Zoom — you can learn more about both sessions here. To learn more about the Dolby session and register for free,... Read More
March 19, 2024 – Music Business Association Names 2024 Presidential & Impact Award Recipients, Finalists For Crowd-Sourced Bizzy Awards
Winners will be announced during 3rd Annual Bizzy Awards Dinner on May 15th in Nashville March 19, 2024 — The Music Business Association today announces that Cameo Carlson of mtheory will receive its 2024 Presidential Award for Outstanding Executive Achievement, and The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) will receive its 2024 Impact Award for Technological Excellence. Recipients will be honored at the organization’s third annual Bizzy Awards dinner, happening Wednesday, May 15 at the JW Marriott Nashville as part of the Music Biz 2024 Conference. ... Read More
March 19, 2024 – [Keeping Tempo With Music Biz] — Developing Ethical AI Tools To Support Songwriters & Composers: An Interview with DAACI’s Dr. Joe Lyske
Dr. Joe Lyske is a polymath accomplished in diverse interdisciplinary fields such as artificial intelligence (AI), film composition, game audio design, and aviation. As CTO and Co-Founder of DAACI — a music AI ecosystem designed for composers, by composers — he has invented and patented multiple core AI technologies for composing & editing music, all while championing for transparency, ethics and responsibility in the generative music AI arena. In this month’s interview, we spoke with Dr.... Read More
March 19, 2024 – PACK YOUR BAGS: Music Biz Passport Starts NEXT WEEK!
We’re taking you on an international trip to music cities across the globe through a NEW event series, Music Biz Passport! While our annual Music Biz Conference is a tentpole event for the entire global music business, Music Biz Passport will allow U.S. executives to directly connect with international trendsetters & music communities to learn the ins and outs of their local music economies. These events, both in-person and virtual, will help to expose important cross-border collaborations that will make the global music business stronger!... Read More
March 14, 2024 – NEXT WEEK: TuneCore’s BE THE CHANGE Gender Equity in Music Study
Join us next Tuesday, March 21st as TuneCore CEO, Andreea Gleeson and Music Business Association President, Portia Sabin discuss and dissect the results of the 2024 BE THE CHANGE: Gender Equity in Music Study. With over 4,100 global respondents from across the music industry surveyed, tune in to discover the key findings and learn about concrete strategies to enact change. Together, let’s BE THE CHANGE that helps create a brighter and more equitable future for the music industry.... Read More
March 12, 2024 – The Future of What Episode #225 — Vault & beatBread’s Funding Options For Indie Artists
With more artists creating and releasing more music now than ever, there is a major need for new revenue streams and funding options to help artists take their careers to the next level. This month on The Future of What, we speak with two representatives from companies that do just that: Nick Struzenski of Vault, a bespoke catalog brokerage & artist funding service, and Matthew Tilley of beatBread, which provides funding for artists & labels alike powered by data science.... Listen
