REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week in ReviewLast week was a busy week by any definition; the music industry was no exception, with UMG removing all of their music from TikTok, niche music becoming mainstream, and more…
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Downtown, Hipgnosis and NMPA rally behind Universal Music Group in its fight with TikTokAndrew Bergman, David Israelite, Merck Mercuriadis all publicly support UMG's position
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Activist Artists Management and Sound Future Hold Provocative Discussion on Music in the Era of AIFrom left to right: Bob Lefsetz, Donald S. Passman, Wesley Schultz, Milana Rabkin Lewis and Tyler Grimm.

Yesterday, in a highlight of a busy GRAMMY week, Bernie Cahill and his partners at Activist Artists Managementalong with Brandy Schultz, President of Sound Future, hosted a panel discussion on “Music in the Era of Artificial Intelligence”. The panel was moderated by music industry analyst and critic Bob Lefsetz and included an all-star panel consisting of Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers, veteran music attorney Donald S. Passman, STEM CEO Milana Rabkin Lewis, and Chief Counsel for Policy & Strategy for the U.S. House of Representatives Tyler Grimm.

The spirited and candid discussion explored the current state of AI and highlighted some actions the music industry may take to protect the rights of human creators. The group further delved into the creative and music business uses for AI, the legislation that may regulate the use of AI and whether or not the music industry should fear AI or embrace the potential it may deliver.

While there were more questions than answers, the overall sentiment is that the industry needs to learn from its past and find ways to harness new AI technologies while making sure artists are paid and reputations are protected. The standing room only audience at Activist’s West Hollywood office included over 200 forward thinking executives from both music and tech, including Don Was, Terah Lyons, Elliot Groffman, Mark Geiger and Kimbal Musk, to name a few.

Bernie Cahill, Wesley Schultz, Milana Rabkin Lewis, Tyler Grimm, Donald S. Passman

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From Universal’s feud with TikTok to YouTube Music’s 100m subscribers… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…
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Is UMG’s battle with TikTok an opportunity for independent musicians?Universal Music Group is responsible for more than 30% of global music consumption by more than one metric. With all of that music at least temporarily coming off TikTok, does. Continue reading
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Jay Gilbert and Randall Foster get real about marketing musicYou’d be hard-pressed to find music marketers with more real-world experience than Label Logic co-founder and frequent Hypebot contributor Jay Gilbert and Symphonic Chief Creative Officer Randall Foster. So when. Continue reading
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How to get booked at Music FestivalsTrying to get in the lineup of a whole festival can be intimidating. Luckily this guide lays out the whole process so artists of any level can start applying. by. Continue reading
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Merck Mercuriadis to exit CEO role at Hipgnosis Song Management, becoming Chairman; Ben Katovsky promoted to Chief Executive of companyHSM, which has approximately $3 billion-worth of assets under management, counts Blackstone as a majority investor
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Big change at Universal Music Group: John Janick and Monte Lipman to head up newly-restructured label groups in the USBoth key executives increase responsibilities at UMG
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Live Review: Frankie And The Witch FingersThe Troubadour Los Angeles, CA 

Web: frankieandthewitchfingers.com 

Conatct: frankieandthewitchfingers@gmail.com 

Players: Dylan Sizemore, vocals, guitar; Josh Menashe, guitar, synthesizer; Nikki Smith, bass; Nick Aguilar, drums 

Material: Frankie and the Witch Fingers is a hard rocking, open-minded band. They are very progressive and mix it up extremely well with punk, metal, jazz and pop. The band is many faceted in many ways. They introduce a trumpet and a sax into a few of their songs and the songs themselves have many layers, twists, turns and spirals. Fast and furious at one point, then a slow-go for a bit, then it’s back on the horsie to gallop away; but only to get into the next song. Hints of Yes, Zeppelin and the Sex Pistols oozed out of the band’s pores as they played very melodic and melodious hard tunes. 

Musicianship: Excellent musicianship all around. These guys (and gal) put it on the line this particular evening in Hollywood. Sizemore walked the tightrope, did a few flips and landed straight on and wanted more. Great shredding from Menashe added ‘umph’ to the already great tunes as the horns and synthesizers added sophistication to the mix. The rhythm section was so on, you could tell these guys have been playing together for a while. Sizemore, Smith and Aguilar could do no wrong as they laid the foundation for a great evening of entertainment. 

Performance: The performance was extremely good. Super high energy was emanating from the stage all night. Aguilar is a monster behind the kit. Not just because he had painted his face super ugly, but because he prodded, poked, yelled and provoked, the audience, as well as his bandmates, to dance, jump and shout all night long; all the while twirling his sticks and sneering at who-so-ever dared lock eyes with him. Together with Smith and Sizemore, the chemistry is unmatched. 

Summary: Frankie and the Witch Fingers was super fun to watch and listen to. Superb lighting show by the Troubadour crew added ambiance and mood to the already vigorous atmosphere that Frankie and the Witch Fingers exuded. A great band performance that not only entertained on a Broadway level, but entertained and impressed on a musical level. If you’re into high energy Rock n Roll and want to dance, jump and shout all night long, Frankie and the Witch Fingers is your band. Prog-Metal at its best! 

Primary Wave moves into Brazilian music with stake in Nas Nuvens Catalog (report)The deal reportedly involves Primary Wave taking a 50% stake in the three-year-old Brazilian music rights company
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TikTok UMG music takedowns have begun and will happen in 3 phasesTikTok began taking down or muting Universal Music-related artists and songs overnight after the two parties failed to agree on a new licensing agreement. The battle for words between the. Continue reading
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College Radio Promotion for Independent MusiciansCollege radio is one of the few outlets open to independent and self-released music and a prime place to promote to many artists’ biggest listening demographic. Here’s how to get. Continue reading
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YouTube Promotion Test Results: Be careful displaying to all countriesMichale Brandvold and Jay Gilbert look at YouTube Promotion and review new test results on a new Music Biz Weekly podcast. These tests didn’t restrict countries or languages and showed. Continue reading
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