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.
August 8, 2022 – Music Biz Member YouTube Announces Partnership With Shopify
Online video sharing platform, YouTube has announced a new partnership with Canadian multinational e-commerce company, Shopify, launching new features for viewers and creators. In this new partnership, creators can now sell their products by linking their e-commerce stores to their channels and tagging products to a live stream via Live Control Room. This will allow creators to manage how their products will appear in their channels with YouTube’s new tool, the “Shopping” tab. The company has also introduced shopping destinations for viewers in the U.S.,... Read More
August 8, 2022 – Music Biz Member Facebook Launches Music Revenue Sharing Program
Facebook has launched a Music Revenue Sharing program that will allow video creators to add 60 seconds or longer of licensed music to their content, allowing them to earn a 20% share of in-stream advertising income. The program will allow creators to track and monitor their expected earnings via Creator Studio. “This feature is the first of its kind within the music industry,” said Meta in a statement. “No other platform offers creators this type of revenue model at this scale.” Click here to read more from Music Week.... Read More
August 4, 2022 – Music Biz Member Spotify Upgrades Blend Playlist Tool, Adds Merch Purchasing
Music streaming service, Spotify has announced upgrades to its Blend playlist tool, which creates a personalized playlist by syncing your music taste with your friend or favorite artists, to include more artists for fans to choose from. Once blended with your favorite artist, users will receive a “taste match” score calculating similarities and differences. that will now allow the opportunity to purchase merchandise via the artist’s page. In addition, fans will now be able to purchase merchandise from the artists that are featured in a Blend playlist through the feature.... Read More
August 3, 2022 – Music Biz Member Single Partners With Shopify To Launch Tokengated Commerce In Mobile App
Single has launched a tokengated commerce & content feature on their app, allowing creators to mint any file on the platform into an NFT, which can then be purchased on their Shopify storefront. Purchased NFTs can be used as a “digital keys” that offer fans access to exclusive merchandise, video content, livestreams and more. The company has also acquired a strategic investment from Shopify to help continue its mission of empowering creators to keep the full value of their art,... Read More
August 3, 2022 – Music Biz Member Twitch Launches ‘Twitch Charity’ For Easy Charity Streams
Live video streaming service, Twitch has announced Twitch Charity, a new built-in fundraising feature allowing users to organize and create fundraising streams with ease. To utilize this feature, users can enable “charity mode” to unlock the “Donate to Charity” button so users can donate funds to the creator’s fundraiser of choice. The new built-in tool has been released to a small group of users, with plans to add more charities in the future. Click here to read more from The Verge.... Read More
August 3, 2022 – Music Biz Member Instagram Announces New ‘Boost’ Feature
Instagram has announced a new feature allowing businesses to ‘Boost’ Reels into advertisements. The new tool can be found by tapping the “Boost Post” button on the Reel profile grid. Boosted Reels require videos to be 60 seconds or less, in a 9:16 aspect ratio, and filmed vertically for full-screen format. Copyrighted music, GIFs, interactive stickers and camera filters will continue to remain ineligible in this upgraded feature. Click here to read more from TechCrunch.... Read More
July 31, 2022 – NEW MEMBER ROUNDUP: July 2022
The Music Biz member community is home to more than 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 companies to join our Association in the last month: MoisesLocation: Salt Lake City, UTYears in Business: 3Website: https://moises.ai/ Help us welcome Moises to Music Biz! This AI company is focused on democratizing state-of-the-art audio technology for use by digital content providers,... Read More
August 1, 2022 – Music Biz Member Apple Music Launches “Antidote Editions” For Alternative Artists
Music streaming service, Apple Music has launched a new initiative championing Alternative music, Antidote Editions. Participating artists will record four exclusive songs in Spatial Audio that will be added to their latest album release exclusively on the Apple Music platform. Singer Beabadoobee was the first artist to release music in this new series, recording new versions of songs from her latest album, Beatopia: “10:36,” “See You Soon” and “The Perfect Pair,” as well as a cover of a track from The Strokes.... Read More
August 1, 2022 – Music Biz Member CD Baby Announces Keynote Speakers At DIY Musician Conference
CD Baby is back for their first conference since the start of the pandemic with the DIY Musician Conference, to be held on August 26-28 in Austin, Texas at the Hilton Austin. Keynote speakers at this year’s event will include songwriters Kara Dioguardi and Ross Goland, NY Times best-selling author Austin Kelon, and legendary live music producer Tom Jackson. The three-day weekend will offer one-on-one mentorships, songwriting and marketing workshops, keynote events, and jam sessions. The event will take place as a hybrid with both in-person and virtual sessions.... Read More
August 1, 2022 – Music Biz Member Muso.AI Launches New Pro+ Plan
Music credit platform, Muso.AI has launched their new Pro+ plan which includes the long-requested ability to track multiple artists’ analytics from one account. Five “roster seats” are included with the Pro+ plan, allowing for seamless viewing of each selected artists’ data. Users will also be able to add additional seats to their roster at an additional $5.99 per month. The new upgrade is now available on all Android and iOS devices. Click here to read more about the new service tier from Muso.AI’s website.... Read More
