Author: Zachary Gulino
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Deborah Mannis-Gardner Wins Guild of Music Supervisors Award for Best Music Supervision in a Docuseries
Mannis-Gardner won the prestigious award for her work on Hip Hop Was Born Here Season 1 February 28, 2026 (Hockessin, DE) – Deborah Mannis-Gardner — Owner/President of DMG Clearances, Inc. and the “Queen of Sample Clearances” according to Billboard, Forbes, Variety, and more — was selected as the recipient of…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | Feb. 27, 2026
It’s the Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re looking at Live Nation, the Downtown acquisition, 2026 Billboard Women In Music, Virality, Suno, and more! ‘Like the Wild West’: Why Music Companies Are Cracking Down on Corporate Social Media You open up TikTok or Instagram. The first video is a creator…
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Billboard The Deals: SourceAudio/Symphonic
In this week’s Billboard Deals Column, Billboard included the announcement from SourceAudio and Symphonic, signing a deal that will allow Symphonic artists and labels to opt into SourceAudio’s AI music dataset licensing marketplace. Sync platform SourceAudio, which specializes in licensing music for AI training, signed a deal with Symphonic that…
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Music Business Worldwide: Donald Trump and Isaac Hayes estate reach settlement in copyright case over use of ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’
In their coverage of the Isaac Hayes and President Trump settlement over “Hold on, I’m Coming,” Music Business Worldwide mentioned Liz Garner, who represents the Hayes Estate’s copyright administrator. “We would like to extend sincerest gratitude to our counsel James L. Walker Jr. and Brittney R. Dobbins, our copyright administrator…
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Music Ally: Isaac Hayes estate reveals resolution of presidential lawsuit
In their coverage of the Isaac Hayes settlement with President Trump, Music Ally quoted Liz Garner, who is the Hayes Estate’s copyright administrator. Liz Garner, copyright administrator to the estate, has also commented on the wider lessons to be drawn from the lawsuit. “The outcome of this lawsuit highlights the…
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Statement from Liz Garner on mutual resolution of Isaac Hayes Estate’s lawsuit against President Trump
Liz Garner – who served as copyright administrator to the Estate of Isaac Hayes in its lawsuit against Donald John Trump and Donald J. Trump for President 2024, Inc. regarding their use of the song “Hold On, I’m Comin’” – has issued the below statement in response to the suit’s…
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A&R Worldwide: Angry Mob Presents Bailey Bryan with Platinum Award for Shaboozey’s ‘Where I Am Isn’t Where I’m Going’
A&R Worldwide included Angry Mob’s recent Platinum Award presentation to Bailey Bryan for her work on Shaboozey’s album Where I Am Isn’t Where I’m Going, in their most recent newsletter. On February 17 in Los Angeles, Angry Mob‘s Marc Caruso (Co-Founder & CEO), Sean Harrison (Co-Founder & Executive Director, Creative Sync, AM2), Patrick Conseil (A&R Consultant), and Ralph…
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Creative Industries News: Symphonic inks opt-in deal for artists to access SourceAudio’s AI music dataset licensing marketplace
Creative Industries News featured Symphonic’s new deal with SourceAudio bringing their artists access to easily opt-in and participate in SourceAudio’s AI music dataset licensing marketplace. Sync platform SourceAudio has entered into an agreement with services company Symphonic giving independent labels, managers and artists signed to Symphonic the possibility to “easily…
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Hits Daily Double: Symphonic Strikes AI Deal with SourceAudio
Hits Daily Double featured Symphonic’s recent deal with SourceAudio, where Symphonic-distributed artists and labels will be able to opt in and participate in SourceAudio’s AI music dataset licensing marketplace. Symphonic has announced a new licensing agreement with leading sync platform SourceAudio to expand ethical AI-licensing opportunities. Under the new pact, Symphonic-distributed artists and…
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Record of the Day: SourceAudio Inks Deal with Symphonic, Expanding Ethical AI Licensing Opportunities for Artists
Record of the Day featured SourceAudio and Symphonic’s new deal allowing Symphonic artists to to easily opt in and participate in SourceAudio’s AI music dataset licensing marketplace. SourceAudio today announced a new agreement with Symphonic where Symphonic artists and labels will be able to easily opt in and participate in…