Member Updates

Music Biz broadcasts the latest announcements from around our community on our social feeds as our member companies continue to push the industry forward. If you are launching a new product, have been featured in an industry trade publication, or have a major announcement coming soon, we’d love to help spread the word — share it with Henryk Bik, Music Biz’s Communications & Content Manager, at henryk.bik@musicbiz.org.

NEW FOR 2024 Music Biz’s member news will be shared exclusively on our social channels, as the Member Updates section of our website is set to go offline later this year.

February 21, 2024 – NEW MEMBER ROUNDUP: Dec. 2023/Jan. 2024

New Year, New Members — the Music Biz member community is home to a growing community of 400+ global companies, all working to collaborate to support the financial growth of our industry at large and create a more equitable, inclusive place to work! See below for the latest list of companies who have joined our Association in the last two months: Bittersweet MediaLocation: New York, NYYears In Business: 7Website: https://www.bittersweet.media/ Bittersweet Media is a strategic marketing company that provides artists,... Read More

December 15, 2023 – Music Biz Member Warner’s ADA Worldwide Inks Global Distribution Deal With Boomy

Warner Music Group’s independent distributor and label services arm, ADA Worldwide has struck a “first-of-its-kind” global distribution deal with generative AI music startup, Boomy. Per the new agreement, ADA will distribute & market music from Boomy artists — including Jelie, Katirha, Lightfoot and more — across Apple Music, Deezer, Meta/Instagram, Pandora, Snap, Spotify, TIDAL and TikTok.  “We’re living in an incredibly exciting moment at the nexus of music and technology. We’re learning, we’re experimenting, and we’re responsibly exploring ways to meet this moment,” said ADA President,... Read More

December 14, 2023 – Music Biz Member SoundCloud Strikes Partnership With Helix & PayDay Records

Music streaming service, SoundCloud has partnered with Patrick Moxey’s Helix and PayDay Records to expand the company’s global artist services. The partnership aims to discover, nurture and invest in emerging Electronic and Hip-Hop artists, in addition to offering them opportunities for growth and exposure. Per the deal, SoundCloud will identify and refer promising emerging artists on its platform for a potential signing with Helix or PayDay Records. Click here to read more from Music Business Worldwide.... Read More

December 14, 2023 – Music Biz Member Moises Launches Music.AI To Accelerate AI Audio

Music creation platform, Moises has launched Music.AI, a new “first-of-its-kind” ecosystem for enterprise AI services. The AI platform’s capabilities include processing more than one million minutes of audio daily, in addition to a vast collection of AI models capable of processing large amounts of content while quickly rendering results. By using Music.AI, companies will be able to combine any of the platform’s models without coding to quickly build and scale AI products & services.   “The launch of Music.AI perfectly reflects our vision and mission,” said Matt Henninger,... Read More

December 13, 2023 – Music Biz Member DAACI Releases ‘Natural Series’ Product Portfolio

Music tech company, DAACI has unveiled its new Natural Series, a comprehensive product portfolio set to include plugins, music tools and editing technology for creators across the music industry. The new initiative began with the rollout of Natural Edits, a powerful music editing tool targeted towards the global sync market to make any track instantly adaptive. Future elements of the series will include Natural Sync, which will grant all users the ability to create new track edits against films to supercharge the creative process. ... Read More

December 12, 2023 – Music Biz Member The MLC Launches New Supplemental Matching Network

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) has assembled a Supplemental Matching Network that will provide data matching services to improve the MLC’s current processes and capabilities. The network will initially be supported by five companies: Music Biz member Pex, Blokur, Jaxsta, Salt and SoundExchange’s SX Works. These participating vendors will supplement the MLC’s existing internal capabilities, as well as services already provided by the MLC’s existing vendors.  “We conducted an extensive due diligence process to select the initial set of vendors for our Supplemental Matching Network,” said Andrew Mitchell,... Read More

December 11, 2023 – Music Biz Member Tuned Global Strikes New Partnerships Across Africa

International B2B music services company, Tuned Global has struck three new partnerships with Africa-based music streaming services Sewasew in Ethiopia, Jumamo in Nigeria, and Tieme in Ghana. Tuned Global aims to transform music streaming in Africa by supporting local artists and providing customized technology solutions based on the market’s unique needs. Per the partnerships, Tuned Global will help to expedite Jumamo’s launch plans, add Universal Music Group’s catalog to Sewasew’s music & podcast streamer, and expand its current partnership with Tieme Music. ... Read More

December 8, 2023 – Music Biz Universal Music Strikes Licensing Deal With Sewasew In Ethiopia

Universal Music Group is expanding its footprint in Africa via a new licensing deal with Ethiopian music and entertainment company, Sewasew Multimedia. Per the partnership, Ethiopian consumers will gain access to a broad range of music from UMG’s catalog, while Sewasew will license and market UMG’s music across the country. The deal includes catalogs from Def Jam, Interscope Records, Island Records, Motown Records, Republic Records and Virgin Records, in addition to music from UMG’s African divisions. ... Read More

December 7, 2023 – Music Biz Member Sony Music Announces Generative AI Music Project With Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour and The Orb

Sony Music has unveiled a new AI-powered project featuring music by Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour and Electronic music group, The Orb. The initiative invites fans to remix music and the cover art from The Orb and Gilmour’s latest album, Metallic Spheres In Colour, using AI-powered tools. The project is powered by machine learning and a custom generative AI model developed for the project. Fans can visit metallicspheres.io now to create their own personalized AI track and artwork. ... Read More

December 6, 2023 – Music Biz Member BMI Receives Major Growth Investment From New Mountain Capital

Music rights management company, BMI has announced the company will be acquired by investment firm New Mountain Capital, LLC. Per the acquisition, New Mountain will fund growth investments, new ventures and technology to improve BMI’s mission to maximize distributions and the service it provides songwriters, composers and distributors. As part of the agreement, BMI will allocate $100 million of its affiliates’ proceeds to the songwriters, composers and publishers they represented. Mike O’Neill, President & CEO of BMI,... Read More