Category: Jaybird Communications
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Pass the Mic: A Conversation with Stuart Dredge of Music Ally
Over the past 16 years, Jaybird Communications has been lucky enough to work with some of the best journalists covering the music business. These reporters are the ones writing the history of our industry, telling the story of its evolution, and charting its future. Now, we want to turn the…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | Nov. 14, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re looking at the global increase in songwriter royalties, new Spotify and NMPA AV deal, AI track uploads, and importance of local culture. Global songwriter royalty collections reached $13.6bn in 2024, up 7.2%, CISAC reports Creator royalties hit another all-time high in…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | Nov. 7, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re looking at the launch of Billboard in India, latest UMG revenue, Spotify’s subscriber base numbers, and more. Billboard Launches in India in Partnership with Other Side Ventures, Backed by Priyanka Khimani On Monday (Nov. 3), Billboard announced the launch of Billboard…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | Oct. 31, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week we’re looking at a new report on paid streaming platforms, an update on the Universal and Udio lawsuit, and more. Report Finds Majority of Time with Streaming Music Is Now Spent with Paid Platforms Audio habits and preferences have obviously changed in…
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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 –…