Category: Jaybird Communications
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | Oct. 24, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re looking at Consumer Sentiment around AI, Ticketmaster’s FTC lawsuit response, US Latin Music Market, Global Music Publishing Projections, and more. AI Isn’t Taking Over Yet: Consumers Vehemently Oppose Machine-Generated Media, Prefer Works ‘Created by a Real Person,’ Survey Finds Looks like…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | Oct. 17, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re looking at Sora 2, Anthropic lawsuit, record label market share, AI, AI, and AI! Music Publishers Can’t Add Lyric Piracy Claims to Anthropic AI Training Lawsuit Piracy has become a hot-button issue in AI litigation ever since Anthropic reached a $1.5…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | Oct. 10, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! For the top of October, we’re covering a new AI social app, the Anthropic lawsuit, a French ruling against streaming fraud, and more! I spent a day scrolling on SORA. The music industry should pay attention. OpenAI is taking on TikTok with an AI…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | Oct. 3, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! For the top of October, we’re covering ticketing drama, new CEO appointments, Taylor Swift breaks another record, music revenues, AI, and more! Live Nation’s CEO Says Concert Tickets Are ‘Underpriced.’ His Comments Are Nothing New Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino sparked a furor among…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | Sept. 26, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week, we’re covering the latest IFPI report, the music industry’s response to Jimmy Kimmel’s cancellation, the latest FTC Ticketmaster lawsuit, and more! An AI Artist Signed A Multimillion Dollar Record Deal. What Does That Mean? Even with AI rights issues unsettled and lawsuits…
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Zach Gulino: How Much Does An Unpaid Internship Cost Students? $15,000 and Counting
Stop Forcing Students to Sacrifice Income for Experience “…many in the industry don’t want to mentor students or participate in internship programs if students are being paid because they don’t feel they’re in it for the love of music.” – Internship Presenter Let’s cut to the chase, no sugarcoating –…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | September 19, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week, Ashley interviewed Lisa Ann Walter(!), Zach discusses the cost of unpaid internships in music, and we’re looking at AI music licensing, virality and social media, and direct deals. How Much Does An Unpaid Internship Cost Students? $15,000 and Counting Let’s cut to…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | September 12, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week, we’re looking at U.S. recorded music revenue, RIAA updates, the latest trends in AI-generated tracks, and more. RIAA Switches Key Revenue Metrics From Retail to Wholesale: What to Know After decades of reporting revenue numbers in retail terms, the RIAA has switched…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | September 5, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week, we’re looking at Ashley’s red carpet adventures, ticketing lawsuits, IP theft, tariffs, and more. Ashley Friedman on How PR Helps Her Rule the Red Carpet One of my biggest passions outside of my job at Jaybird Communications has always been interviewing celebrities.…
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Ashley Friedman on How PR Helps Her Rule the Red Carpet
One of my biggest passions outside of my job at Jaybird Communications has always been interviewing celebrities. It began years ago with the opening acts at tours I was attending, and more recently has expanded into the television and film world. I’ve gotten to talk to some amazing talent like…