Taylor Swift may have just ushered in a new era for the revenue-generating possibilities for artist concert films. At the end of August, US theater giant AMC announced that the superstar would be bringing a concert film from her Eras Tour’ to the big screen, in what the company called a “theatrical concert experience,” starting […]
Last Thursday (September 28) we learned that gaming giant Epic Games is divesting its direct-to-consumer (D2C) music platform Bandcamp, just a year and a half after acquiring the company. The company buying BandCamp from Epic is Los Angeles-headquartered B2B music licensing firm, Songtradr. On Wednesday (October 4), US-based Bandcamp employees announced in a press release that their union – Bandcamp
Music industry veterans from artist management firms Seven20 and AYITA have teamed up to establish The Circuit Group to acquire a 50% stake in artists’ IP portfolios. Founded by Dean and Jessica Wilson of Seven20, and Brett Fischer, David Gray, and Harvey Tadman of AYITA, The Circuit Group also aims to collaborate with artists to forge opportunities
Kurt Thielen, who co-founded Zebralution in 2004, is stepping down as CEO at the end of the year after almost 20 years at the helm. The German independent digital distributor promoted Chief Operating Officer Tina Jürgens as Co-CEO alongside label veteran Konrad von Löhneysen. Jürgens, who has overseen day-to-day operations as COO since October 2022, will take
Universal Music Group-owned artist and label services company Virgin Music has formed a strategic partnership with Position Music, an independent publisher, record label and management firm with a catalog of over 35,000 songs. The deal will see Virgin Music distributing Position Music’s existing catalog and its new releases, and assist Position Music in marketing and promoting its frontline label
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A bill introduced in the US Congress would give independent music creator-owners the ability to negotiate collectively over payments from streaming services, and over the use of their works by AI algorithms. The Protect Working Musicians Act of 2023, introduced on Tuesday (September 19) by House Rep. Deborah Ross, a North Carolina Democrat, updates an
Virtual concerts were a huge talking point in the music industry a couple of years ago when IRL shows were on pause due to the pandemic. Live music is back now, and business is booming, as evidenced by Live Nation’s recent blockbuster earnings, but the virtual concert space is still very much active. Superstar artists like Ed
Van Rijn joins Downtown’s existing board of directors, including independent directors Alison Moore and Kelli Turner, who joined in January 2022. Prior to becoming President of Downtown Music, van Rijn was the CEO of music distributor FUGA, which Downtown acquired in January 2020. Joining FUGA in 2014 as CEO, Van Rijn developed the company’s global footprint, launching new
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Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days. MBW’s round-up is supported by Centtrip, which helps over 500 of the world’s best-selling artists maximize their income and reduce their touring costs. On Wednesday (September 20), MBW predicted that new music
British pop star and former One Direction member Zayn Malik has been hit with a lawsuit for alleged copyright infringement on his hit Better. The track, which has been streamed over 154 million times on Spotify alone, appeared on his album Nobody is Listening, which was released in 2021. A complaint filed with the US District Court for the
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