Category: Jaybird Communications
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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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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | March 20, 2026
It’s the Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re looking at the latest US recorded music revenue numbers, an update on the Live Nation antitrust trial, SoundExchange’s change to Irish copyright law, and more. US Wholesale Recorded Music Revenue Reached $11.5B in 2025, as Paid Streaming Subscriptions Hit $106.5M Adding 6.5M…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | March 13, 2026
It’s the Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re highlighting our new Biz & Beyond Interview Series, the TICKET Act, streaming numbers, Loud and Clear, Live Nation’s settlement with the US DOJ, and more. The Biz & Beyond: Celebrating Women’s History Month – Featuring Liz Garner Ashley Friedman talks to music…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | March 6, 2026
It’s the Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re looking at Primary Wave’s potential Kobalt acquisition, the Live Nation antitrust trial, Bandcamp’s new publishing tools, and more. Primary Wave Nears Deal to Acquire Kobalt, Which Would Create a $7B Indie Music Powerhouse Primary Wave is in the advanced stages of putting…
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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…