Category: Weekly Headline Roundup
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | June 27, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week, we’re looking at calls for investigations, Government supported music investments, NMPA, independent venues, and fair use. Spotify’s Bundling Practices Spark Bipartisan Call for FTC Probe Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Spotify…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | June 20, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week, we’re looking at the certification of indie album sales, US music publishing revenue, the latest on Spotify’s bundling, and more. Luminate, A2IM Launch Certification Program for Indie Album Sales The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) and Luminate unveiled a new certification…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | June 13, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week, we’re looking at label negotiations with AI music companies, industry growth, Spotify bundling, and more. Goldman Sachs Lowers Global Music Industry Growth Forecast, Wiping Out $2.5 Billion Goldman Sachs lowered its global growth expectations for the music industry for the next five years,…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | June 6, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week, we’re looking at label negotiations with AI music generators, the latest ICMP report, catalog valuation, and more. Donald Trump sued by US Copyright Office Director over ‘blatantly unlawful’ firing The ousted head of the US Copyright Office has filed a lawsuit against…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | May 16, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week, we’re looking at startup finds, high level controversial firings, AI regulation (or lack thereof), AI and copyright, and more. Yamaha launches $50m fund to power music and media startups Japan-headquartered music instrument and audio equipment maker Yamaha has announced a $50 million…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | May 9, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week, we’re looking at retail lawsuits, the latest earnings calls, AI music licensing, the future of streaming, and more. Warner Music Sues Retail Giant DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse Over Infringement of 200+ Works in TikTok and Instagram Posts Now, Warner Music Group has…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | May 2, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week, we’re looking at the latest earnings reports, new partnerships, industry hires, fandoms, billionaires, and more. Spotify Easily Bests Its Competitors in Listening Time, But Is Overall Engagement Growing? It’s Complicated Spotify gets more engagement — much more — than its competitors in…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | April 25, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week, we’re looking at the latest IMS Business Report, AI playlisting, UMG’s proposed acquisition of Downtown Music, and more. The IMS Business Report 2025 Today I presented the 11th edition of the IMS Business Report at the ever-brilliant annual electronic music industry conference…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | April 18, 2025
Welcome to Volume 3 of our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week, we’re looking at new AI tools for creators, copyright law and AI, tariffs, the US PROs, and how to better fight streaming fraud. YouTube launches new AI music tool… that makes instant copyright-free video soundtracks YouTube is rolling out…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | April 11, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! Here each week, we’ll highlight the news we’re keeping up with across the media and entertainment industries, making sure to keep you apprised of the most important trends and analyses, as well as fun stuff from team Jaybird. Is streaming music’s final form? And…