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UMG, Endel, and the case for labels in the AI space

Blog post by Tatiana Cirisano

1 Jun 2023

The flood of new music created using artificial intelligence (AI) will further erode major label market share, and some label executives’ recent comments about the value of human-made music seem to put...

Could AI generate music’s Instagram moment?

Blog post by Tatiana Cirisano

31 Jan 2023

music streaming

music industry

social media

Pop quiz: Is the hit ‘Kill Bill’ sung by SZA or Ariana Grande? The answer is, of course, SZA, but TikTok users could be forgiven for any confusion. An artificial-intelligence-generated version sung...

What Elon's Twitter means for music

Blog post by Tatiana Cirisano

29 Nov 2022

social media

twitter

Content Creators

When we wrote about Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter back in April, the idea that it would actually happen seemed far-fetched. Now, of course, Musk really is in charge, and the fate of the social platform,...

The record labels’ TikTok opportunity cost

Blog post by Tatiana Cirisano

22 Nov 2022

music streaming

TikTok

YouTube

With their short-term music licensing agreements soon to expire, record labels are reportedly pressuring TikTok to sign an ad revenue share agreement, which would see TikTok pay a share of advertising...

With Meta’s revenue share program, can rights holders and platforms finally agree?

Blog post by Tatiana Cirisano

28 Jul 2022

streaming music

user generated content

Content Creators

Over the last week, Meta made headlines three times in relation to music on its platforms (Instagram and Facebook). First, royalty-free music provider Epidemic Sound sued Meta for allegedly allowing users...

Is Spotify’s Acquisition of Gimlet (the ‘HBO for audio’) the Beginning of the Audio Influencer Boom?

Blog post by Georgia Meyer

7 Feb 2019

Anchor

app spend

Audio ad engagement

Following six days of speculation, Spotify announced yesterdaythat it is acquiring Gimlet Media (comprising Gimlet – the production house, and Anchor – the production, distribution and monetisation...

Exclusive: Deezer Is Exploring User Centric Licensing

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

19 Apr 2017

Deezer

music licensing

music streaming

One of the great, though less heralded, successes of streaming in 2016 was keeping the lid on artist angst. Previous years had been defined by seemingly endless complaints from worried and angry artists...

Universal And Spotify’s Deal Is An Even Bigger Deal Than It Looks

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

4 Apr 2017

Major labels

music licensing

Spotify

Universal Music and Spotify have finally agreed on terms for the streaming service’s new licensing deal which reportedly includes better rates tied to growth targets and premium windowing. Check out...

Bad Data Is The Worm In The Apple For Streaming Music

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

14 Mar 2016

7Digital

Bad Data

data

2016 is proving to be tricky year for streaming rights. No sooner did it start to look like artists and labels were beginning to feel comfortable with streaming then along come a veritable flood of songwriter...

Pandora’s Serial Deal Shows That Music Alone Is No Longer Enough

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

3 Nov 2015

Deezer

licensing

Mobile content

Pandora this week announced that it signed a deal to become the exclusive streaming partner for hugely successful podcast Serial. The move is interesting on many fronts, not least what impact having near-on-demand...