Category: Weekly Headline Roundup
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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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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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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | August 22, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week, we’re looking at ticketing lawsuits, Suno, evolution of streaming, ASCAP and BMI settlements, and more. Don’t Forget To Vote For Our Client SXSW Panels! Our clients Angry Mob Music, LyricFind, SourceAudio, and Symphonic Distribution have put together incredibly insightful and timely panels…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | August 15, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week, we’re looking at why some artists are leaving Spotify, therapy in the music industry, the Anthropic lawsuit, and more. Vote For Our Client SXSW Panels! Our clients Angry Mob Music, LyricFind, SourceAudio, and Symphonic Distribution have put together incredibly insightful and timely…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | August 8, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week, we’re looking at SXSW PanelPicker, live music revenues, majors and indies, Napster being sued (What year is it?), physical media, and Q2 financial reports across the industry. Vote For Our Client SXSW Panels! Our clients Angry Mob Music, LyricFind, SourceAudio, and Symphonic…
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Jaybird Weekly Headline Roundup | August 1, 2025
Welcome to our Weekly Headline Roundup! This week, we’re looking at UMG going public in the U.S., the reintroduced ‘RAP Act’, healthcare for songwriters, and more! Why Is Universal Music Group Planning to List Its Stock in the U.S.? Universal Music Group (UMG) took another step toward becoming a publicly…