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Martin Price’s introduction to the music business arrived in the Carribean, via New York City. He was running restaurants in New York and was hired to open a bar on the Caribbean island of Roatán, situated around 40 miles from Honduras, with a population size of around 100,000. “While there, I discovered Caribbean music, primarily […]

In June, Sarah Silverman – a comedian and author of the 2010 book The Bedwetter – sued OpenAI, alongside two other writers, accusing the AI company of infringing her rights by using her works to train its “GPT” AI algorithms. (Silverman and the two other writers – Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey – filed a similar lawsuit against Facebook and Instagram owner

Warner Chappell Music has appointed Rachel Jacobson to the newly created role of Senior Vice President, Creative Sync. Reporting to Rich Robinson, WCM’s EVP, Global Sync and Media Original Music, Jacobson will oversee a new team that’s solely focused on sourcing and developing songwriters for creative opportunities in sync. As part of this move, Talia Rubino,

Sonos has clinched victory in another legal battle against Google after a judge at the US International Trade Commission ruled in favor of the speaker maker in its patent dispute with the tech giant. The judge, Cameron Elliot, determined that imports of Sonos’ voice-controlled speakers did not infringe federal law, contrary to Google’s claims. Google had filed a complaint

Influence Media Partners and Warner Chappell Music Nashville (WCM Nashville) have announced a partnership with Grammy-nominated songwriter, producer, and DJ Jesse Frasure. According to a press release, as part of the deal, the companies are investing in Frasure’s full publishing catalog, encompassing more than 160 songs. The deal spans hits like Dirt on My Boots by Jon Pardi, One Mississippi by

MBW’s World’s Greatest Managers series profiles the best artist managers in the global business. This time out we talk to Lucas Keller, whose L.A-headquartered Milk & Honey is celebrating its 10th year in business. World’s Greatest Managers is supported by Centtrip, a specialist in intelligent treasury, payments and foreign exchange – created with the music industry and its needs

With AI-generated content proliferating across the digital media world, one key request from policymakers and civil society groups has been for that content to be labeled. The idea is to prevent AI-generated content from misleading audiences, for example with “deepfakes” that can make it appear that a person said something they never actually said, or

Independent music retailer Rough Trade is expanding its presence in Europe with a new warehouse and store in Berlin, Germany. Rough Trade’s Berlin office and warehouse will be situated in Kreuzberg, serving as the central hub for the company’s European operations. The EU business will be owned and managed by Rough Trade Retail Holdings Ltd.,

Sync is big business – and it’s getting bigger. According to the RIAA, at the end of 2022, Synchronization Royalties in the United States reached $382.5 million, growing 24.8% YoY compared to the $306.5 million recorded for 2021. Globally, according to recorded music body IFPI, Sync accounted for 2.4% of the world’s entire recorded music market in 2022, with revenues from the use