Instead of the Weekly Headline Roundup this week, we’ll be recapping our client’s activities at the 2026 Music Biz Conference in Atlanta, GA!
More Than Music Videos: Different Video Formats for Music & Artist Promotion
From Left: Andrea Gleeson (AGA: Andreea Gleeson Advisory), Jordan Glickson (Vevo), Tony Seyler (Feels Music), Darryl Ballantyne (LyricFind)
LyricFind’s CEO, Darryl Ballantyne, joined Andrea Gleeson, Jordan Glickson, and Tony Seyler to discuss how video has quickly grown to be a necessity for artists, and ways in which their services can help artists so they have more time to focus on their craft.
LyricFind x A2IM Music Mixer
From left: Mohamed Moutadayne (Founder & CTO, LyricFind), Darryl Ballantyne (Founder & CEO, LyricFind), Emmaline McCourt (Director, Membership, A2IM), Ian Harrison (CEO, A2IM), and Chirag Patel (Senior Director, Membership, A2IM)
On Monday, May 11th, LyricFind and A2IM co-hosted a mixer at the Park Bench Battery, bringing together industry executives from across the indie landscape and beyond for drinks, bites, music, and great conversation.
Customer Due Diligence: Verifying Identity in the Streaming Era
From Left: Patra Sinner (Symphonic), Jamie Schafer (Perkins Coie LLP), Conor Cox (Trolley)
Symphonic’s General Counsel, Patra Sinner, joined Jamie Schafer and Conor Cox to discuss practical frameworks for confirming creator identity, preventing abuse, and ensuring that real artists get real credit to highlight what a more transparent, accountable creator ecosystem could mean for rightsholders, distributors, and fans alike.
Set It and Grow: How Automation Is Leveling the Marketing Playing Field
From Left: Nikki Fair (Nettwerk Music Group), Danny Garcia (Songtools), Laura Catana (Symphonic), Nicole Poulos (Sideways Media)
Symphonic’s Director of Content & Social Media Strategy, Laura Catana, joined Nikki Fair, Danny Garcia, and Nicoel Poulos to discuss how with AI and automation tools, any artist can launch professional, data-driven campaigns with a single click — transforming limited time and budgets into sustainable growth.
Who’s Responsible for Labeling AI Music?
From Left: Cherie Hu (Water & Music), Thibault Roucou (Deezer), Mark Isherwood (DDEX), Howie Singer (NYU)
DDEX’s Mark Isherwood joined Cherie Hu, Thibault Roucou, and Howie Singer to explore how stakeholders across streaming platforms, record labels, and standards organizations are approaching AI labeling and content authentication, and debate what it would take to achieve the same level of standardization and trust that the industry has built around other initiatives like explicit content labeling, but for AI music.
From Spreadsheets to Systems: Rebuilding the Publishing Back Office
From Left: Alex Trevino (OpenPlay), Marc Caruso (Angry Mob), Joshua Mancuso (BMI), Carl Sherlock (Ingenta), Collin White (Muzerk),
Angry MOb’s Marc Caruso joined Alex Trevino, Joshua Mancuso, Carl Sherlock, and Collin White to demystifies the “infrastructure layer” behind publishing: contract administration, royalty accounting engines, data normalization, integrations with distribution and finance, and the controls that prevent leakage. They shared what’s working (and what isn’t) in real-world deployments, including build vs. buy, migration strategies, common failure points, and how to future-proof for AI-era deal complexity.
Better with Vetter? The State of Termination Rights Following Vetter v. Resnik
From Left: Jann-Michael Greenburg (Tresona), Steven Ambers (Steven H. Ambers, CPA), Robert Law (Shot Tower Capital), Liz Garner (Garner Group Music), and Monika Tashman (Loeb & Loeb LLP)
Liz Garner joined Jann-Michael Greenburg, Steven Ambers, Robert Law, and Monika Tashman to discuss the current status of the right of termination, its potential legal and financial implications for existing and future music deals, how the music community might adjust business practices, how publishers are reacting to the Vetter v. Resnik ruling, and key developments to look out for going forward.