Association & Member Updates
Here you’ll find the latest announcements on Music Biz events & partnerships, our most recent podcasts & thought leadership articles, and updates on the newest companies to join our Association. If you’d like to receive updates like these sent directly to your inbox, sign up for our weekly news feed email today!
Association News
January 20, 2026 – [Keeping Tempo With Music Biz] — Why AI’s Most Critical Role in 2026 Will Be Rescue, Not Creation: Op-Ed from Noctil’s Jacob Varghese
Walk into any boardroom, or any room for that matter, in the music industry, and I bet that there will be at least one mention of Generative AI and how it will replace our artists. We spend hours debating deepfakes, voice cloning, and the dilution of human creativity. While these are valid concerns, they are a strategic distraction. We are so focused on the robot in the recording booth that we are ignoring the fire in the accounting department.... Click Here To Read
January 13, 2026 – The Future of What Episode #278 — From Label Power to Artist Power: How Green Tea Distro Supports Modern Musicians
While traditional label models still dominated in 2014 when David Dann founded Mind of a Genius Records, the pendulum has swung in favor of artists and distribution deals in the digital era, setting the stage for the creation of Green Tea Distro. GTD provides support to artists at all stages and budgets, offering services from song development to monthly workshops to day-to-day A&R support. David joins us on the podcast to share his extensive artist development knowledge,... Click Here To Listen
January 7, 2026 – The Future of What Episode #277 — The Future of Fraud Protection: Beatdapp’s Trust & Safety OS Explained
After analyzing nearly 7 trillion streams and 70 trillion data points in the past 18 months, Beatdapp continues to advance the industry’s fraud protection efforts with their new Trust & Safety Operating System. Marking a milestone for Beatdapp, this platform is their first to provide for all sectors of the music industry while also being portable to gaming, creator platforms, streaming video, television and publishing. In this interview, Beatdapp’s Morgan Hayduk and Andrew Batey break down the five unique capabilities of the OS,... Click Here To Listen
Member Updates
December 8, 2025 – NEW MEMBER ROUNDUP: Autumn 2025
The Music Business Association is home to a growing community of 400+ global companies, all working in collaboration to support the financial growth of our industry at large and to create a more equitable, inclusive place to work! See below for the latest companies to join our Association this autumn: Arboretum CollectiveLocation: Oakland, CAYears In Business: 2Website: arboretumcollective.com Arboretum Collective operates as a boutique consultancy in rights management and revenue optimization for master rightsholders.... Click Here To Read
August 27, 2025 – NEW MEMBER ROUNDUP: Summer 2025
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 companies to join our Association this summer: Boost CollectiveLocation: Toronto, ONYears In Business: 6Website: boost-collective.com Boost Collective is a music promotion platform for independent artists & labels, focusing on leveraging digital marketing to drive streaming growth.... Click Here To Read
May 28, 2025 – NEW MEMBER ROUNDUP: Spring 2025
The Music Business Association is home to a growing community of 400+ global companies, all working in collaboration to support the financial growth of our industry at large and to create a more equitable, inclusive place to work! See below for the latest companies to join our Association this spring: ALIBI MusicLocation: Los Angeles, CAYears in Business: 14Website: alibimusic.com ALIBI Music is a sync licensing catalog for film, television, advertising, video games,... Click Here To Read
