Category: Jaybird Communications
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Pass the Mic: A Conversation with Chris Cooke of CMU
Welcome back to our “Pass the Mic” Q&A series, where we give some of the best music-business journalists a place to tell their own stories. In this installment, we focus on Chris Cooke, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Complete Music Update (CMU), an expert in the industry and noted enjoyer…
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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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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | Feb. 20, 2026
It’s the Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re looking at Sony’s AI developments, an investigation into communications between Live Nation and the Department of Justice, Billboard’s latest On The Record podcast episode with David Israelite, and more! The Chicken Nugget Theory of AI music consumption Wisdom about human nature often…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | Feb. 13, 2026
It’s the Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re looking at an interview with Symphonic CEO, Jorge Brea about the Bad Bunny Halftime Show, AI policy, AI regulation, the ticket resale market, and more. CEO Jorge Brea Shares Symphonic’s Deep Ties to Puerto Rico’s Music Scene During this year’s massive, record-breaking…
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Jaybird 2026 February Newsletter
Welcome to the Flock! Joining the Jaybird flock this month is music publishing and copyright law expert Liz Garner! She is well-known in the Atlanta scene for ensuring artists, producers, and co-writers register copyrights and splits in-studio, earning her the nickname “Studio Momma,” with additional expertise in termination rights and…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | Feb. 6, 2026
It’s the Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re looking at Grammy winners, the latest music industry funding numbers, California’s new bill to cap ticket resale prices, and more. Grammy Winners 2026: Kendrick Lamar Leads With Five; Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga Score Key Wins Kendrick Lamar came into the…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | Jan. 30, 2026
It’s the Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re looking at Indie Label Strategy, Livestreaming, GRAMMY Awards, The Pope, Spotify Payouts, and the Power 100. How to Make 2026 Your Breakout Year: Building Your Creative Conduit What is a “Modern Creative?” More importantly, how does a modern creative effectively tap into…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | Jan. 23, 2026
It’s the Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re looking at the new Apple Creator Studio, Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees, this year’s music industry predictions, and more. Music streaming platforms now host quarter of a BILLION tracks. Where does it end? Last year, Spotify removed over 75 million ‘spammy tracks’…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | Jan. 16, 2026
It’s the first Weekly Headline Roundup of 2026! This week we’re looking at the biggest stories in 2025, Spotify, 2026 predictions, a new music index, copyright recapture, and Bandcamp’s AI ban. As Spotify lowers monetization threshold for podcasters, should it increase payout barrier for music artists? Is Spotify spreading its…
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Thoughts From The Flock: Team Jaybird’s Best of 2025
As 2025 comes to a close, the Jaybird team wanted to share a few of their favorite Albums, Songs, Films, TV Shows, and Concerts they attended in 2025. Cheers to all that’s to come in 2026! Ashley Friedman’s Best Of 2025 Albums Virgin – Lorde I Don’t Know How But…