How robots are replacing talent scouts in the crisis-ridden music industry
The Telegraph – The heady days of the hard-living A&R man are long gone. Veterans of the profession explain how streaming and social media are taking over…
As former A&R man John Niven wrote in his dark music industry novel Kill Your Friends, A&Rs are “the SAS. F—— Delta Force.

Mental Health in the Music Industry with Happy Jack Entertainment

1800Flowers.com Music industry veteran, David Nathan teamed up with International DJ, Sam Koch to launch Happy Jack Entertainment. They are …

YouTube and Music Industry Partners, Records 1.7 Billion AI-Video Views
Nairametrics – YouTube says it is increasing its working partnerships with the music industry as it recorded over 1.7 billion views for videos related to.

A product YouTube built 16 years ago could give the music industry a secret weapon to hunt …
Yahoo Finance – YouTube’s Content ID system was built after the site was sued for $1 billion by the music industry. Now it could be the music industry’s best hope …

50% of music industry workers report loss of work in the EU following Brexit
Mixmag – 39% of respondents to a survey from the ISM, say they have been forced to turn work down since the UK left the bloc in 2020. Over half of musicians and other music industry workers have said that they are working less in the European Union following Brexit, with over a quarter claiming to have “no work at all” in the bloc …

Nearly 28% of music industry workers have had no work in EU since Brexit
Access All Areas – Almost half (47.4%) of musicians and music industry workers have had less work in the EU since January 2021 than they did before Brexit, while more than a quarter (27.8%) said that they have had no work at all in the EU, according to a survey…

Decoding The Music Industry: The Shifting Landscape of Releasing Music
Beatportal – The second installment of Beatport’s live panel series ‘Decoding The Music Industry’ took place at their new London HQ on 17th August. Titled ‘The Shifting Landscape of Releasing Music’, the session was hosted by Beatport’s own Alex Branson joined by three guest panelists – Kitty Amor (DJ, producer, and promoter), Sarah Wilson (TuneCore), and Titus Moore (EMPIRE).

Drexel Music Industry Class Goes ‘Double Platinum’
Drexel University – A new “Women in Music Industry” course paired students with alumnae working in the field for a first-of-its-kind project. Their interviews related to professional experiences and career advice were then published in a zine. ..

Making it: Producing and success in the music industry
Wisconsin Public Radio – As part of our summer series highlighting Wisconsin musicians, we speak with a panel of guests about making a business out of their talents. A producer, a teacher and a CEO talk about how they “made it” in the music world.

Ali Campbell On The Legacy Of UB40 & 45 Years In The Music Industry | This Morning

This Morning UB40’s hit songs Red, Red Wine, (I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You and Kingston Town brought reggae music to the …

Toby Keith Laments Modern Music Industry: ‘I Have Nowhere To Go’
Countrytown – American country music artist Toby Keith has discussed his opinion on changes in the music industry in recent years, telling The Oklahoman in a …

MeToo in Taiwan’s Music Industry: After Making Waves, Can We Forge a Better Workplace?
Taiwan Insight

In 2023, a watershed moment emerged in Taiwan’s #MeToo movement with the resounding success of the Netflix series “Wave Makers.” …
The waves of #MeToo allegations have not spared Taiwan’s music industry. Notably, renowned musicians like Bobby Chan (陳昇) and Ayugo Huang (黃連 …