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  • Music Biz 2026: Inside the Future of Music Rights, Sync Licensing, and AI Innovation
  • Consumer engagement with music streaming continues to soar according to research from the Digital Media Association (DIM
  • There’s a new survey on how people value music during the streaming era. How do you measure up?

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 month ago

Music Biz 2026: Inside the Future of Music Rights, Sync Licensing, and AI Innovation

 Digital Music News and Open On Sunday returned to Atlanta for Music Biz 2026 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel. Industry leaders, executives, artists, and tech innovators...

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qchron.com /1 month ago

Consumer engagement with music streaming continues to soar according to research from the Digital Media Association (DIM...

94% of streamers like or love their streaming services;50% of streamers listen to streaming services every day;Streamers are spending 27% more on recorded music, including streamin...

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com /1 month ago

There’s a new survey on how people value music during the streaming era. How do you measure up?

The Digital Media Association (DiMA) has just released a new report on how we use, perceive, and pay for music in the streaming era. The report says that in the age of streaming,

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 month ago

How Music Reports Solved the Complex World of Claims-Based Royalties for DSPs & Global Rights Owners

As digital streaming platforms (DSPs) continue to expand worldwide, rendering national borders irrelevant, the burden of managing publishing licenses has grown exponentially. One n...

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com /2 weeks ago

A new initiative: Sustainable music streaming

At first blush, you might think that streaming music is more environmentally friendly that vinyl or CDs because of all the non-biodegradable plastic that’s used. Yuck, right? While...

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kingdomboiz.com /1 month ago

The Expansion of Digital Platforms for Distributing Gospel Music

Gospel music is reaching a broader audience than ever before due to the rapid growth of digital platforms. Listeners now discover new songs online and interact directly with artist...

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serenademagazine.com /3 weeks ago

Master Your Musical Journey: How to Build a Winning Digital Portfolio

The digital music portfolio is essential for showcasing a musician’s skills, experience, and artistic journey. It helps reviewers assess talent online, requiring clear structure, s...

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digitalmusicnews.com /4 weeks ago

Paying for Precision—The New Economics of Music Usage Data for Royalty Distribution

For decades, the music industry has accepted a compromise in how royalties from public performance are distributed. When music is played in cafes, restaurants, retail stores, gyms,...

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prweb.com /1 day ago

Udio Chooses BuyDRM to Protect and Scale its AI Music Platform

Udio Chooses BuyDRM to Protect and Scale its AI Music Platform

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 month ago

AI, Under Control? Spotify and Universal Music Group Announce Landmark DSP Licensing Agreements for Fan-Made, AI-Crafted...

Spotify and Universal Music Group have announced a licensing agreement for a ‘responsible AI’ tool to launch as a paid add-on for Spotify subscribers. It’s another step forward for...

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digitalmusicnews.com /3 weeks ago

Deezer Leapfrogs Spotify With ‘Remix Lab’—With No AI Use

Deezer announces the launch of its Remix Lab, which enables fans to remix songs with the full consent of the original artists and rights holders. On Wednesday, Deezer unveiled the...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 month ago

KEY SONGS IN THE LIFE OF… Carletta Higginson

Warner Music’s Chief Digital Officer rifles through the record collection of her life to pick the songs that have soundtracked her journey so far… Source

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 month ago

US music publishing revenues hit $7.3B in 2025, NMPA reveals at Annual Meeting honoring P!nk, Julian Bunetta and Harvey...

NMPA Chief Legal Officer and Chief Operating Officer Danielle Aguirre said publishing outpaced the growth of recorded music for the fourth year in a row. Source

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 month ago

Tencent Music Acquires Audio Platform Ximalaya in $2.7B Cash-and-Stock Deal

Tencent Music Entertainment completes its acquisition of Chinese audio platform Ximalaya in a $2.7 billion cash-and-stock deal. Tencent Music Entertainment has announced the comple...

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 month ago

NMPA Brokers Industry-Wide Publishing Licenses with Udio, Klay Media

At its 2026 Annual Meeting, NMPA announces industry-wide publishing deals with two AI music companies, Udio and Klay Media. During its Annual Meeting at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tull...

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hollywoodreporter.com /1 month ago

Universal Music Group, TikTok Strike New Licensing Deal For the AI Era

The latest deal, which includes efforts to remove unauthorized AI-generated music, follows the two companies in 2024 being in a dispute over royalties paid out by the video social...

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 week ago

YouTube Shorts Adds 15-Second Music Clips to Image Posts

YouTube Shorts announces some new features, including adding 15-second music clips to image posts and enabling users to double their playback speed. YouTube has announced some new...

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digitalmusicnews.com /2 days ago

Spotify, YouTube, Apple, and Amazon Just Love the Labels’ AI-Tagging Program—If Only They Could Get the Metadata to Work

The trade association representing music streamers issued a response to the recorded music industry’s announcement of a new AI labeling program. Trade organization Digital Media As...

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 month ago

Wigmore Hall Partners With Apple Music Classical — With 100% of Royalties Going to the Performing Artists

A new partnership with Apple Music Classical will see all new Wigmore Hall Live releases premiere exclusively on the platform for three months. West London’s Wigmore Hall has annou...

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businesstoday.in /1 week ago

Virtuoso Music enters India, eyes regional music growth with multi-language content push

India's fast-growing digital music market continues to attract global players, driven by rising audio streaming, regional-language content and a growing creator economy. Joining th...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /19 hours ago

Cinq Music acquires D’Banj’s catalog in C.R.E.A.M talent partnership

C.R.E.A.M, which launched in 2016, says it has more than seven million subscribers across Nigeria. Source

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digitalmusicnews.com /2 weeks ago

NMPA Releases Latest Per-Stream US Publisher Payouts from Spotify, YouTube, Apple, and Amazon

NMPA president and CEO David Israelite unveils the latest per-stream songwriter and publisher payout across Spotify, YouTube, Apple, and Amazon. In a post on LinkedIn, National Mus...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 month ago

Warner Music COO, Armin Zerza: Music is under-monetized, under-digitized, and ripe for ‘years of productivity’

Zerza appeared at the JPMorgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference on Wednesday (May 20) Source

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digitalmusicnews.com /2 days ago

Warner Music Hits Back Hard at the American Federation of Musicians’ AI Lawsuit

Warner Music Group (WMG) is officially looking to toss the breach of contract lawsuit filed against it by the AFM, maintaining, among other things, that the agreement at the case’s...

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