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12m artists uploaded music to Spotify last year. Less than 0.6% generated $10,000 or more in royalties
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of…
Duetti raises $200m in debt funding; expands into publishing catalog deals for indie artists and songwriters
Three-year-old music investment company Duetti has been on a mission to “democratize” catalog acquisitions by making them available to indie…
‘Our strategy involves pulling every lever possible to maximize an artist’s career.’
Trailblazers is an MBW interview series that turns the spotlight on music entrepreneurs with the potential to become the global…
UK mulling changes to proposed ‘opt-out’ policy for AI amid growing pressure from artists and lawmakers (report)
The UK government is reportedly considering changes to its plans to loosen copyright laws to encourage AI innovation, in the…
Arden Records launches publishing division to support lo-fi artists
Arden Records, which describes itself as an “artist-first lo-fi music label,” has expanded its business with the launch of a…
HYBE partners with South Korean police to combat deepfake crimes against K-Pop artists
As deepfake technology becomes more accessible and sophisticated, crimes involving digitally manipulated content have surged worldwide, including in South Korea.…
SoundExchange surpasses $12bn in distributions to artists and rightsholders to date
Performance rights collection organization SoundExchange has now paid out $12 billion in royalties to artists and rightsholders since its founding…
Universal Music adopts ISNI system, assigning ID numbers to songwriters and artists
Universal Music Group (UMG) has officially adopted the International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) system as a means to improve identification…
Damon Albarn, Kate Bush among 1,000+ artists to release silent album protesting UK’s AI copyright plans
More than 1,000 artists – including Kate Bush, Annie Lennox of Eurythmics, and Damon Albarn of Blur and The Gorillaz…