Author: Zachary Gulino
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | April 10, 2026
It’s the Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re looking at Suno, remifications to the COX ruling, an op-ed from Jorge Brea, music catalog valuations, and the recent bid to buy UMG from Pershing Square. Suno is a music copyright nightmare AI music platform Suno’s policy is that it does not…
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Music Ally Guest Post: From Access to Infrastructure: How Managers Can Win at Streaming
As part of Symphonic’s partnership with Music Ally, CEO Jorge Brea recently had an op-ed published on their site titled “From Access to Infrastructure: How Managers Can Win at Streaming.” For the first decade of streaming, success was largely about access. The industry focused on getting music onto digital service…
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Music Row: Symphonic Hosts Tin Pan South Round At The Bluebird
Music Row included Symphonic’s recent writer’s round they hosted at the Bluebird during Tin Pan South in their Industry Ink column. Symphonic recently hosted a writers’ round during Tin Pan South at The Bluebird. The round featured Symphonic artists Alex Angelo and Logan Turner, alongside collaborators Jackie Lee and Dallas…
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The Biz & Beyond: Celebrating Women’s History Month – Featuring Laurie Jakobsen & Ashley Friedman
Women’s History Month is in full swing! Here at Jaybird, we’re celebrating with a series of in-depth conversations with some of our amazing clients and friends, who are quite literally making history across the music industry and beyond. In this episode, Jaybird’s own Laurie Jakobsen and Ashley Friedman collaborate for…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | March 27, 2026
It’s the Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re still enjoying our interviews with Shanieka Brooks and Jessica Vaughn, and we’re looking at streaming fraud guilty pleas, AI, the 2026 IFPI Global Report, the importance of education in music, Primary Wave acquiring Kobalt, The Supreme Court ruling against the majors, and…
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Music Business Worldwide: Symphonic acquires music distribution and YouTube monetization platform Distro Nation
Music Business Worldwide broke the news that Symphonic has acquired distribution and YouTube Monetization platform Distro Nation. Tampa-based music technology and services company Symphonic has acquired Distro Nation, a music distribution and YouTube monetization platform. According to Symphonic, the acquisition brings the YouTube channels of several prominent artists under its…
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The Biz & Beyond: Celebrating Women’s History Month – Featuring Jessica Vaughn
Women’s History Month is in full swing! Here at Jaybird, we’re celebrating with a series of in-depth conversations with some of our amazing clients and friends, who are quite literally making history across the music industry and beyond. In this episode, Ashley Friedman talks to Jessie Vaughn, President of Head…
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DataArt and DDEX Partner to Support Cleaner, Faster Music Metadata Exchange
As Part of the Partnership, DataArt Joins DDEX as a Full Member New York, London, Munich, Dubai – March 25, 2026 – DataArt, a global software engineering firm that delivers breakthrough data, analytics, and AI platforms, today announced a partnership agreement with Digital Data Exchange (DDEX), the international standards-setting organization…
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The Biz & Beyond: Celebrating Women’s History Month – Featuring Shanieka Brooks
Women’s History Month is in full swing! Here at Jaybird, we’re celebrating with a series of in-depth conversations with some of our amazing clients and friends, who are quite literally making history across the music industry and beyond. In this episode, Ashley Friedman talks to Shanieka D. Brooks, Program Manager…
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The Biz & Beyond: Celebrating Women’s History Month – Featuring Janette Berrios
Women’s History Month is in full swing! Here at Jaybird, we’re celebrating with a series of in-depth conversations with some of our amazing clients and friends, who are quite literally making history across the music industry and beyond. In this episode, Ashley Friedman talks to Janette Berrios, VP of Corporate…