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 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
October 9, 2024 – TRUST & SAFETY SYMPOSIUM RETURNS NEXT YEAR!
The Music Business Association, in collaboration with Believe & TuneCore, will host the second annual Trust & Safety in Music Symposium at the Eisner and Lubin Auditorium at NYU’s Kimmel Center! In the event’s second iteration, we will explore the implications of the Michael Smith case and assess how effective our industry has been at addressing fraud. In our opening keynote, TuneCore CEO, Andreea Gleeson will set the stage for the rest of our 2025 program by speaking to Katherine Reilly,... Read More
October 2, 2024 – CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: Help Us Build The Music Biz 2025 Program!
As we bring Music Biz 2025 to a new city with countless opportunities to educate, learn from & connect with a new community of music industry professionals, we are once again seeking expert viewpoints on the latest trends & tech influencing how our industry operates. Now through December 4th, you can submit your ideas for panels for next year’s Annual Conference via our Call for Presentations — this is YOUR CHANCE to help inform the conversations we’ll host about the future of our industry!... Read More
October 2, 2024 – The Future of What Episode #236 — Supporting Women In Music: Interview With Head Bitch Music’s Jessica Vaughn
Following up on her op-ed for our Keeping Tempo series, we’re thrilled to have Jessica Vaughn of Head Bitch Music on our latest episode of The Future of What! In this interview, Vaughn discusses the ways our industry has evolved (both for better and worse) in its support of women & marginalized communities, how her industry origins as an artist influenced her to pursue an executive career and institute change from the inside, her current roles in the sync/custom music space,... Listen
September 18, 2024 – [Keeping Tempo With Music Biz] — The Ever-Evolving Business of Music Lyrics: Interview with LyricFind’s Darryl Ballantyne
The monetization of song lyrics has opened an important revenue stream for modern artists and our industry as a whole. Artists now have more ways to leverage their lyrics so fans can more easily discover, understand and relate to their works, thanks to companies like LyricFind who developed tech to facilitate these interactions. On the occasion of LyricFind’s 20th anniversary, we sat down with the company’s Founder & CEO, Darryl Ballantyne to discuss LyricFind’s origins and path to success,... Read More
September 11, 2024 – Music Biz 2025: THE PLACE TO BE Comes To Atlanta Next May!
Earlier this week, we opened registration and hotel reservations for Music Biz 2025, coming to Atlanta for the first time May 12-15 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel! Starting now, you can begin planning your trip to our Annual Conference by registering early, booking your hotel room, checking out our Sponsorship Deck to see how your company can make a splash with our 2,000+ global attendees, and learn more about additional meeting rooms & suite upgrades — everything to make the most of your Music Biz experience!... Read More
September 5, 2024 – COMMON GROUND WEBINARS: Fall 2024 Series Announced!
This week, we announced the next slate of webinars we’re hosting in partnership with companies in the Music Biz member community! The series kicks off on October 10th, and all sessions are FREE to attend! Our Fall 2024 webinar series will be hosted by the following companies — all webinars will be held on Thursdays from 2-3 pm ET: October 10th: Vistex October 24th: Tradable BitsNovember 7th: Guin RecordsNovember 21st: ReprtoirDecember 5th: Deezer Click here to learn more about each session,... Read More
August 20, 2024 – The Future of What Episode #235 — How AI Tech & TikTok Consumption Is Changing Our Industry
Since the digitization of the music business began, new tech applications and methods of consumption have helped to redefine how our industry operates. In recent years, the highest profile changes have been the implementation of AI algorithms and the rapid adoption of music consumption through short-form video platforms. We spoke with Miquido’s Chief AI Officer, Jerzy Biernacki about the benefits of AI applications on personalized music experiences like curated playlists & song recommendations, and how music trends on TikTok are changing how labels search for &... Listen
August 14, 2024 – [Keeping Tempo With Music Biz] — The Music Royalty Co.’s First 10 Years: Interview with MRC’s Ali Rigby
The Music Royalty Co. was founded in 2014 after identifying opportunities to modernize royalty calculations in the face of music data’s exponential explosion as streaming began to take off. A decade later, and the company has evolved to fully support the royalty and accountancy needs of its clients, becoming part of the their day-to-day financial operations while allowing them to focus on creating & selling their music. This month we talk to Ali Rigby, the company’s newly appointed CEO,... Read More
