Category: Jaybird Communications
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | May 8, 2026
It’s the Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re looking at YouTube revenues, AI streaming fraud stats, the US government’s latest piracy report, and more. In Q1, YouTube Music and Premium saw ‘largest quarterly increase’ in non-trial subscribers since 2018 launch, says Alphabet CEO, as platform’s quarterly ad revenues rose to…
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Jaybird 2026 May Newsletter
Fan Label is a music gamification and predictive entertainment company that turns real-world music performance data into interactive fan experiences. Built around the question, “Can you pick a hit?,” Fan Label operates at the intersection of music, gaming, data, and fan engagement, and its platforms connect labels, artists, and music fans…
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Pass the Mic: A Conversation with Ritch Esra of MUBUTV
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 (Our first as a video), we focus on Ritch Esra, Co-Founder of MUBUTV, Editor of SCORE, and music business educator. Ritch Esra…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | May 1, 2026
It’s the Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re looking at AI deals and criticism, the merger of BMG and Concord, iHeart being acquired by SiriusXM, Spotify verification, Taylor swift trademarking her voice and likeness, and more! How will the major labels overcome the copyright threat from AI music? By turning…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | April 24, 2026
It’s the Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re looking at Live Nation next steps, Spotify’s AI-transparency features, the increasing number of AI tracks on streaming platforms, Apple Music, and more! Live Nation loses monopoly trial in “historic and resounding victory for artists and fans”: but what happens next? The verdict…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | April 17, 2026
It’s the Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re looking at the strength of Latin Music in the U.S., SOCAN’s Record Revenue, keeping lyrics out of court cases, music and AI, and the landmark antitrust verdict finding Live Nation a monopoly. Latin Music’s U.S. Revenue Tops $1 Billion, Per RIAA Report…
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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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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | April 3, 2026
It’s the Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re looking at SoundCloud’s new feature for super fans, Warner’s acquisition of Revelator, Suno’s voice cloning tool, and more. RIAA, NMPA, and more file amicus brief backing UMG, Concord and ABKCO in original Anthropic case, arguing AI firm’s unlicensed copying is ‘inexcusable’ The…
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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…