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.
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September 22, 2023 – Music Biz Member Moises Appoints Seth Goldstein To Manage AI Legal Complexities
AI-powered music platform, Moises has appointed music business attorney, Seth Goldstein to serve as in-house legal counsel managing all legal complexities of emerging AI business opportunities. Prior to his new role, Goldstein held executive positions at MediaNet, Dataclef, Audible Magic and Utopia Music. “Moises is serious about approaching AI the right way and that’s why we’ve hired Seth,” said Geraldo Ramos,Co-founder and CEO of Moises. “With his extensive work in the music industry, his expertise is exactly what we need to offer the best support to the music industry and all of its stakeholders.” Click here to read more from Creative Industries News.... Read More
September 21, 2023 – Music Biz Member Orfium Signs YouTube Management Deal With Japanese Entertainment Company Avex
Music tech company, Orfium has struck a YouTube management deal with Japanese entertainment powerhouse, Avex Inc. Per the partnership, Orfium will offer its AI-powered matching technology to ensure Avex’s repertoire of rightsholders, artists, writers and composers are maximizing the monetization of their music on YouTube. “We’re on a mission to bridge the value gap that exists across UGC platforms for creators and rightsholders in Japan,” said Alan Swarts, CEO, Orfium Japan. “Orfium’s AI-based technology, combined with our deep local industry knowledge,... Read More
September 20, 2023 – Music Biz Member TikTok & Billboard Partner To Launch TikTok Billboard Top 50 Chart
Short-form video streaming platform, TikTok and music & entertainment magazine, Billboard have partnered to debut the TikTok Billboard Top 50 Chart, a new weekly chart highlighting the most popular songs on the platform in the U.S. The chart’s stats will be based on a combination of creations, video views, and user engagement by the U.S. TikTok community. TikTok users can access the chart via the TikTok app and on Billboard.com, updated weekly each Thursday. “We are thrilled to partner on the first Billboard chart on TikTok,” said Mike Van,... Read More
September 20, 2023 – Music Biz Member Universal Music Group Launches Desi Trill Label With Ty-Ty Smith & Shabz Naqvi
Universal Music Group has launched Desi Trill Music, a new label venture which will be led by Ty-Ty Smith and Shabz Naqvi. The label will be dedicated to the emerging genre of Desi Trill, which combines the musical style of South Asian artists with modern genres. Desi Trill’s first releases will be available in October. “As the home for artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship in music, we’re so pleased that Ty-Ty and Shabz have chosen UMG as the global partner for Desi Trill,” said UMG chairman &... Read More
September 19, 2023 – Music Biz Member Spotify Launches AI-Powered ‘Daylist’ Playlist
Music streaming platform, Spotify has debuted Daylist, an AI-powered playlist which updates multiple times a day based upon users’ listening habits. The “hyper personalized” playlist refreshes hourly with a new title to complement each iteration. Users can manually save their favorite Daylist iterations before the playlist expires. Spotify has also made three Daylist sharecard options for users to share on social media, including a screenshot of the individualized playlist, a social media sticker that captures the vibe of the song collection,... Read More
September 19, 2023 – Music Biz Member BMG Signs Global Publishing Deal With Jennifer Lopez
International music company, BMG has signed a global recording and publishing partnership with Jennifer Lopez to release her upcoming ninth album. Per the deal, Nuyorican/BMG will release “This Is Me…Now,” Lopez’s first album in nine years and the sequel to her 2002 album, “This Is Me…Then.” “Jennifer Lopez is a global superstar artist, entertainer… a phenomenon,” said Thomas Coesfeld, BMG CEO. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with her and her team to release her first album in nearly a decade.” Click here to read more from Music Week.... Read More
September 18, 2023 – Music Biz Member Rimas Publishing Strikes Strategic Partnership With Muso.AI
Rimas Publishing has struck a partnership with music metadata company, Muso.AI. The new deal will enable a new standard for next-generation transparency among Rimas’ clients by allowing them to market their songwriters & producers, acquire new catalogs, and discover unpublished songwriters. Per the agreement, Rimas’s clients will be able to monitor their profile analytics on the Muso.AI app, in addition to getting notifications about missing credits and possible derivative works where unclaimed royalties may exist. Muso.AI will also provide Rimas Publishing with comprehensive roll-up views across its platform available in Spanish. ... Read More
September 18, 2023 – Music Biz Member YouTube Celebrates Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary With Legacy Party
Video streaming platform, YouTube honored Hip-Hop’s 50th anniversary and the genre’s impact in the UK during the second edition of its Legacy Party in London on September 7th. The event took place at London’s Royal Opera House where big names including Ms Dynamite, Mabel, Mahalia, Aitch and YouTube’s Lyor Cohen & Tuma Basa were in attendance. During the party, Shenice Charway of YouTube honored the Black British pioneers who have impacted Hip-Hop in the UK. “It has been an honour taking over the Royal Opera House to celebrate the pioneers and game changers who have shaped Black British music,” Charway said.... Read More
September 15, 2023 – Music Biz Member Concord Announces Intent To Buy Round Hill Music Royalty Fund
Independent music company, Concord has agreed to acquire the share capital of Round HIll Music Royalty Fund Ltd, with the fund’s collection of music rights estimated at $469 million. If approved, Concord will obtain the rights to the fund’s 51 catalogs and 150,000 songs by artists including Alice in Chains, Bonnie Tyler, Bush, Bruno Mars, Celion Dion, Lady A, Louis Armstrong, The Offspring, Carrie Underwood, The Supremes, Wilson Pickett and Whitesnake. Click here to read more from Billboard.... Read More
September 14, 2023 – Music Biz Member Apple Acquires Classical Music Label BIS Records
Apple has announced that the company is set to acquire major Swedish Classical music record label, BIS Records. Per the acquisition, Apple intends to integrate BIS Records’s vast catalog into its Apple Music Classical streaming app and Platoon artist platform. “BIS will become part of Apple Music Classical and Platoon,” said Robert Von Bahr, Founder of BIS Records. “As proud as I am of this milestone, I am even more proud of the fact that the entire personnel of BIS,... Read More
