REWIND: New music industry’s week in review – UMG vs TokTok • modern A&R • cassettes • moreLast week was a busy week by any definition, and the music industry was no exception, with ongoing TikTik troubles, A&R tactics, more on music AI, cassettes making a comeback, and more.....
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CCC Webinar: A.I., Creators, and The Future Of Copyright"Legal Update: AI, Creators, and The Future Of Copyright"Tuesday, March 12, 2024ZOOM WEBINAR2:30 PM PST - 4:00 PM PST

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The rapid emergence of AI technologies raises a host of issues, challenges, and perhaps opportunities for creators and rightsholders.  In this session, discuss transparency in identifying AI-generated v. human created music; whether and to what extent consent can be required to enable music to be exploited for AI training; how music licensing may be impacted by AI-generated works; how songwriters and composers can leverage AI in their creative works; and whether the copyright law is equipped to address the various legal issues that the emergence of AI has raised.Moderator: Wayne Josel | Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, ASCAP Panelists: Abby North | Principal, North  Music Group, LLCHenry W. Root, Esq. | Senior Partner, Counsel LLPLucas Cantor Santiago | Composer/Producer/AuthorShannon Sorensen | Senior Vice President, Legal & Business Affairs, NMPA

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S Club at the OrpheumWho would guess the year would be 2023 and Aqua and S Club were back right?? You can leave that out haha. This was scheduled for Nov at the Dolby and they cancelled their 5 N America shows. Hopefully they'll do what Aqua did and come back again for a bigger tour. By way the met the incoming associate editor last night at Extreme. Had no clue Mark retired and you're the editor now. In my 12 years with MC never saw an associate editor move up. Glad it got to be you. Marks a legend and tough to have to follow.

“There ain’t no party like an S Club party,”  and it was quite a party at the Orpheum Theatre February 27th when S Club played the final show of their Good Times tour. This show was originally scheduled at the Dolby Theater in November along with four dates in Toronto, Boston, NYC, and Chicago were postponed to February. British Pop group S Club 7 was founded back in 1998  by Spice Girls’ manager Simon Fuller who was in attendance for this show. The group consisted of 4 female and 3 male vocalists: Tina Barrett, Jon Lee, Paul Cattermole, Hannah Spearritt, Bradley McIntosh, Jo O’Meara, and Rachel Stevens. In five years they released four albums with a number of hits and iconic music videos and had three tours. S Club 7 had four number one hits in the U.K. and another seven that were top five. The whole group would not reunite until 2012 for a medley of hits on a BBC Children in Need telethon and their greatest hits album was reissued. The group would tour one more time as all seven members only in the U.K. for their Bring it All Back Tour. 

S Club 7 first became S Club in 2002 when Cattermole departed the group and their fourth album Seeing Double was the only one to be released as S Club. Previously Cattermole, O’Meara, and McIntosh had performed as S Club 3 in 08. Just a year ago the group announced a two week anniversary tour that would take place in October. Sadly, Cattermole passed away at the age of 46 on April 6th and Spearitt decided to not take part in the reunion. S Club as a five piece released their first single in nearly 20 years “These Are The Days” as a tribute to Cattermole and the group’s legacy. The group worked with Musical Director/Keyboardist/Producer Simon Ellis on the single who was a producer on all but the group’s first album and worked with the Spice Girls on all their tours/performances through 2012. 

S Club, now a five piece, gave their first reunion show since 2015 October 12th, 2023 in Manchester England which would conclude October 27th in Liverpool, England. S Club kicked off their first ever North American tour February 16th in Toronto, Canada. Following the east coast dates, S Club made their way to Los Angeles, CA. The show kicked off just before 8:30 P.M. with the opening song being none other than “S Club Party '' and sure brought a lot of memories back for the audience who would have been in elementary or middle school when S Club 7 released their debut album. The 18 song set included all the hits like “Don’t Stop Moving,” “Two in a Million,” “Bring It All Back,” and “Reach”. McIntosh and Lee performed "Good Times" as a tribute to Cattermole. S Club returned for an encore of “Never Had a Dream Come True,” and “S Club Party” for a second time but as a remix and outro.

From Universal Music’s cost-saving ‘redesign’ to Warner’s superfan app… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…
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UMG Publishing and TikTok send dueling messages to Songwriters [Full Text]With thousands of songs by major and independent artists who are not signed to Universal for recording or publishing now muted in the battle between the music giant and TikTok, both sides stepped up to the bully pulpit with dueling messages to songwriters and the music industry this week.....
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Social Media as an extension of artistry, not a disconnected facadeA strong social media presence is essential for every musician, writes veteran music marketer Melissa d'Engelbronner of FUGA, but its music be an extension of the musician’s artistry, not a disconnected facade.....
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A brief History of Hit Songwriters you’ve probably never heard ofRecent Hypebot stories about how songwriters ar mocking low streaming roaylty rates and Tiffany Red shining a light on unfair song splits, serve as reminders of how much songwriters are the unsung hero's of the music business....
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As D-Day arrives for TikTok’s Universal feud, UMPG tells songwriters: ‘They simply do not value your music’Universal Music Publishing Group has in the past 24 hours written a new missive to its songwriters
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Over 38% of music on TikTok is ‘modified’, says study that analyzed 100 million audio tracks on the platformEither pitch or speed of these tracks were altered, according to Pex data
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Recap: ASCAP 2024 Membership MeetingOn Wednesday, February 28th, ASCAP, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, held its 2024 ASCAP Membership Meeting at Jazz at Lincoln Center Frederick P. Rose Hall in Manhattan.The event kicked off with a performance from Grammy-nominated progressive jazz duo DOMi & JD BECK. Next up, ASCAP Chairman of the Board and President Paul Williams and ASCAP CEO Elizabeth Matthews delivered an ASCAP “State of the Union,” celebrating the PRO’s 110 years of serving music creators, recognizing ASCAP members’ remarkable achievements in 2023, and detailing its record-breaking financial success of the past year. Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Stacey Ryan closed out the session with a performance of her own.In his remarks, Williams explained the many advantages of ASCAP, the only creator-led US PRO: “The ASCAP Board of Directors are elected by you, and they make decisions and set policy with your best interests at heart. As a Board, we are incredibly focused on maximizing the value of your music, getting you paid fast and fairly and doing everything we can to support your livelihood as music creators. That is democracy in action, folks! That is ASCAP.”

Beth Matthews, ASCAP CEO (Credit: Ryan Lash for ASCAP)

Jermaine Dupri (Credit: Ryan Lash for ASCAP)

The session was followed by “The Confessions of Jermaine Dupri,” a keynote conversation with Songwriters Hall of Famer and forefather of the Atlanta music scene Jermaine Dupri and George-Middleton. He talked about coaching Mariah Carey: “For this song, you gotta hit the note. The song is great but you gotta end the song with a Mariah Carey ending to take it to the next level.” And offered his thoughts on songwriting: “To me, people don’t pay attention to the actual art of making music and writing songs. There’s a real art to it. Find the hook people can sing. Find the right melody for the verse. These are things you should say in the studio. It’s not to duplicate what you did, but remember how you got to that place.”

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The UK music industry’s next milestone and how we get thereMBW Views is a series of op/eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say.  The following comes from Kim Bayley, CEO of the UK's digital entertainment and retail association ERA.
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Where do A&R and Music Execs go to discover new artists and music?The chorus of voices telling artists how to "get discovered" would have you believe that A&R and other music execs spend countless hours scouring social media and digging through data to discover new music.....
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Independent artists are getting caught in UMG TikTok takedownsWhile some independent artists view UMG's battle with TikTok as an opportunity, others struggle as their music is banned from the platform....
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Could YouTube be the music-first social platform the industry needs?There are music streaming platforms and social media platforms, but none have been good at mixing the two popular pastimes. YouTube could be the answer, writes Tatiana Cirisano of MIDiA.....
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So… maybe don’t bet your house on Universal Music Group and TikTok reaching a deal anytime soonUMG and Sir Lucian Grainge today doubled down on their borderline disgust with the licensing offer/s they've received from TikTok in recent months
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