Universal Music Group has filed a draft registration statement for a proposed secondary listing in the US. The world’s largest…
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Orfium awarded EU grant to lead research project into copyright detection in AI-generated music
Music rights management technology company Orfium has secured funding from the European Union to lead research into detecting copyrighted material…
The silent music of living bronze
By Maria Bregman, writer, art critic, curator, and cultural producer. She has authored critical articles for publications such as Cosmopolitan,…
Confidence in a crisis. – Music Business Worldwide
Andy Saunders has seen the music industry at its messiest. As founder of Velocity Communications – celebrating its 25th anniversary…
Suno is getting more advanced, as AI music generator launches v4.5+ update with ‘previously unimaginable’ production capabilities
As high-stakes copyright lawsuits against Suno rumble on, the AI music generator has launched an update with what it claims…
Revisit One of the Most Polarizing Albums in Rock History: Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music, Which Came Out 50 Years Ago
Fifty years ago this month, Lou Reed nearly destroyed his own career with one double album. Metal Machine Music sold…
TikTok integrates another streaming service into Add to Music App feature, with Anghami partnership
TikTok users in the Middle East and North Africa can now save tracks from TikTok straight to their music libraries…
Lightroom has previously produced immersive events for Billie Eilish and Coldplay. Now it’s secured investment and IP from Reservoir Media to create more music experiences
Immersive entertainment is big business. The global immersive entertainment market was valued at over $100 billion in 2024 and is…
AB InBev apologizes for ‘$0 spent on music rights’ ad boast after Budweiser Cannes Lions win
Budweiser’s parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev has issued an apology for an ad campaign that won the advertising industry’s top prize…
If your music strategy is ‘quick hits’ on the US charts in 2025… good luck.
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events…