Has the AI bubble burst? There have been some rumblings in the media that there has been “too much spend, too little benefit” on generative AI edition.cnn.com/2024/08/02/tec…

UK songwriters accuse PRS of creating “unreasonable and unnecessary hurdles” around direct licensing deals, and argue that PRS is no longer operating under its original founding principles #MusicRights #Songwriters completemusicupdate.com/songwriters-op…

DistroKid has signed a massive deal with Roblox, enabling their artists to make their music available to the gaming giant's 80M daily active users. The catch? The artists don't stand to collect a penny in royalties musicbusinessworldwide.com/roblox-strikes…

Social media platforms are out, YouTube is in. So say Gen Alpha (specifically, 21,000 UK-based 7 - 14 year olds), who voted YouTube as the 'coolest' brand in Beano Brains' annual survey, followed by Netflix, McDonalds and Nintendo. marketing-beat.co.uk/2024/08/14/you…

Midia Research (MIDiA Research): Global music publishing revenues grew 12% to $10.1B in 2023, with streaming set to drive growth to $16.8B by 2031. musically.com/2024/08/16/rep… #musically #musicnews #readmore

Billboard weigh up Taylor Swift's next move after Donald Trump posted a false, AI-generated endorsement from her and her fans. A curious move from the Trump election campaign, or a blatant bid for some publicity? billboard.com/pro/can-taylor…

Fan culture now drives pop culture. YouTube released its fandom report, and it shows we need to re-shape how we think about and engage fans. Here's some key stats & my takeaways: The most interesting stat? 8% of Gen Z fans now consider themselves Professional Fans—meaning

The definitive 'song of the summer' might be out, but songs as pop culture moments are most definitely in. From Kendrick's 'Not Like Us' to Tinashe's 'Nasty' and, of course, the ubiquitousness of pretty much anything from BRAT. midiaresearch.com/blog/song-of-t…

We have two exciting announcements to make today 📣 We're partnering with the independent digital rights management & royalty collection company Regalías Digitales to identify undetected user-generated live music content and maximize collections for all rightsholders across

Additionally, we have entered into a 12-month commercial trial with ICE Services , the world’s first integrated music copyright, licensing and processing hub. Our commercial trial will ensure that ICE Core Society & Publisher partners can now explore the returns from the

ICYMI - we're partnering with Regalías Digitales to identify undiscovered UGC online and ensure that their rightsholders are receiving the money they're rightfully owed. Read all about it in Complete Music Update completemusicupdate.com/one-liners-mus…

We’re delighted to be expanding our relationships within the music industry to work with forward-thinking digital rights management companies and performing rights organisations, Regalías Digitales for a full deal and @ICE_services_ for a commercial trial billboard.com/pro/suki-water…

The music industry is undergoing a transformative shift, driven by the rise of user-generated content (UGC). Once a byproduct of culture, UGC has rapidly become the culture itself, upending the status quo in which streaming services were the primary means by which people

YouTube's GenAI creation push continues, with Google DeepMind's video-generating model Veo soon to be integrated into its YouTube Shorts service to create backgrounds and standalone clips musically.com/2024/09/19/you…

How does user-generated content differ across music genres? In a recent report in which we analyzed millions of videos on YouTube, we looked at the different types of UGC that fans from each of the main musical genres create. Here are some of our findings: 🎸 Rock is the most

Global royalty collections rise 7.6% to a new high of 11.75 billion euros, as reported in CISAC's annual report billboard.com/pro/cisac-repo…

Interesting to read about 'China's Copyright Evolution' in the IMX conference re-cap. According to CAVCA's Guo Kun, China's 2021 copyright law revisions, which introduced new rights for public performance royalties on master recordings have opened "significant revenue streams,”

The social media-powered “catalog resurgence” is breathing fresh life into music catalogs, boosting streams, ticket sales & leading artists to modify live sets. UGC has become a powerful driver of engagement, revenue, and brand longevity. nytimes.com/2024/10/31/art…

PRS is suing Live Nation in the UK High Court, accusing the live music giant of underreporting VIP ticket revenues, which could shortchange songwriters. The case could set a major precedent for premium ticket licensing in the live music industry completemusicupdate.com/prs-files-laws…

Encouraging your fans to create their own version of your songs (or just use it in some way), is a huge part of breaking through in the current music market. Have you seen this work for your music or label catalog?