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.
May 24, 2021 – NEW MEMBER PROFILE: Infinite Catalog
This week we welcome royalty accounting software & service company, Infinite Catalog, to the Music Biz member community! Infinite Catalog helps labels, publishers, managers and artists both manage their royalty income and grow their catalogs by combining royalty data and contract info, so artists & rightsholders can easily keep track of and share with collaborators. As catalog owners and artists themselves, the IC team strived to build solutions that transform complicated data and contract situations into simple statements and insights that anyone can understand.... Read More
May 20, 2021 – Music Biz Member Jonas Group Entertainment Appoints Phil Guerini As CEO
Jonas Group Entertainment has announced that, effective immediately, music industry power player Phil Guerini will serve as the company’s CEO. Guerini most recently oversaw music strategy for Disney Channels Worldwide networks, as well as aspects of Radio Disney and Radio Disney Country. He played a vital role within three divisions and five businesses of The Walt Disney Company, notably spearheading the development and launch of the annual Radio Disney Music Awards in 2013, and reimagining the highly-acclaimed Radio Disney artist development program,... Read More
May 20, 2021 – Music Biz Member Chartmetric Updates Cross-Platform Performance Artist Ranking Tracker
Music analytics company Chartmetric has made significant updates to its Cross-Platform Performance (CPP) ranking, designed to give an overall picture of the most popular artists in today’s music industry based on their global popularity across a number of digital platforms. These changes include the inclusion of metrics from eight new platforms (for a total of 16 tracked), doubling the number of top artists featured to 1 million, and creating individual categories for Fan Base and Engagement metrics.... Read More
May 14, 2021 – Music Biz Member SoundCloud Partners With Triller To Amplify Emerging Artists
Next-gen music company SoundCloud has announced a new integration with video-sharing social network Triller to help showcase and support emerging independent artists. To facilitate this, the duo have launched a dedicated, SoundCloud-curated playlist featured on the Triller app’s Music Discovery page. For SoundCloud’s artists, the access to the Triller platform will provide more marketing tools to help them grow their careers. “The new SoundCloud playlist on Triller offers one more way we are creating unique, new channels to elevate and promote the rising artists who are building their careers independently today,” says Allison Moore,... Read More
May 11, 2021 – Music Biz Member SoundCloud Appoints Lauren Wirtzer-Seawood as Chief Content and Marketing Officer
SoundCloud has announced that music and technology executive, Lauren Wirtzer-Seawood, will join the company as its new Chief Content and Marketing Officer starting June 1, 2021. In this role, she will guide the company’s artist development, industry relations and brand marketing strategies to drive SoundClouds’s evolution as a next-generation music entertainment company. Wirtzer-Seawood currently serves as Chair of the Music Biz Board of Directors, and is a 20-year industry veteran who previously held roles with UnitedMasters,... Read More
May 10, 2021 – Music Biz Member Well Dunn Seeking Music Industry Professionals for Summer Mentorship Program
Well Dunn is a non-profit working to increase the socioeconomic diversity of the music industry by providing mentorship, internship and networking opportunities to a diverse group of college students. The organization is currently seeking mentors from all sectors of the music industry for the summer mentorship program. In its inaugural semester, Well Dunn paired students from across the country with professionals from all sectors of the industry including: Mick Management, CAA, RCA Records, LiveNation, Superfly, 300 Entertainment,... Read More
May 10, 2021 – Music Biz Member Exceleration Music Welcomes Britnee Foreman as Head of Data Strategy & Digital Operations
Exceleration Music has announced its first senior hire, welcoming Britnee Foreman as its new Head of Data Strategy and Digital Operations. Foreman joins the company after stints at Pandora, Songtrust & Downtown, Next Big Sound, and Tempo Music. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Women in Music as the organization’s Global Co-Chair of Membership. In this role, she will spearhead Exceleration’s data management and optimization initiatives, focusing first on the company’s launch partners: Alligator Records,... Read More
May 6, 2021 – Music Biz Member Synchtank To Host Data, Rights & Royalties Summit May 12
Join Music Biz member Synchtank next Wednesday, May 12 for a free webinar that will mark the launch of their new Drowning in Data report, as they gather industry leaders from across the music tech & financial sectors to talk through critical issues surrounding music rights, royalties and payments in the modern music industry! The program agenda includes: + Drowning in data – how are systems coping?+ The great data debate – how do we overcome the industry’s data challenges?... Read More
May 5, 2021 – Music Biz Member Cosynd Announces New Partnership With Sound Royalties
Cosynd has partnered with Sound Royalties to offer songwriters, performing artists, producers and other rightsholders discounts on essential copyright and royalty services, supporting their joint mission of helping more artists protect their copyrights and securing their financial future. Thanks to the partnership, Cosynd users can directly access Sound Royalties’ funding services; users earning more than $5,000 in annual royalties will be able to work with a dedicated royalty specialist, as well as receive a complimentary consultation and free income analysis.... Read More
May 5, 2021 – Music Biz Member Catch Point Appoints Corey Sorrento as Investment Associate
Catch Point Rights Partners has announced the appointment of Corey Sorrento as an Investment Associate at the firm. In his new role, he will focus on valuation and due diligence of prospective catalog acquisitions, as well as financial planning and analysis for Catch Point’s expanding portfolio of music rights investments. Sorrento joins Catch Point from media investment banking firm Shot Tower Capital, where he worked on numerous high-profile music industry acquisitions over the past five years.... Read More
