TikTok revealed its top trends of the year, including Jools Lebron’s “very demure, very mindful” catchphrase and the “Knights of the Rotund Table” baby animals like Moo Deng the hippo and Pesto the penguin. The video-sharing social media site said influencer Jools Lebron’s “#demure trend not only coined a new phrase but also empowered…
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days. MBW’s round-up is supported by Centtrip, which helps over 500 of the world’s best-selling artists maximize their income and reduce their touring costs. Last week, TikTok made headlines for shutting down its…
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days. MBW’s round-up is supported by Centtrip, which helps over 500 of the world’s best-selling artists maximize their income and reduce their touring costs. This week MBW spotted a data point that further…
TikTok has unveiled its inaugural Visionary Voices Africa List, celebrating 15 African innovators who are making significant cultural and industry impacts. The list features names such as Hilda Baci,Burna Boy, Elsa Majimbo and Chad Jones. The list, announced by TikTok, aims to recognise individuals leading industry innovations, creating viral trends that uplift African music, transforming…
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days. MBW’s round-up is supported by Centtrip, which helps over 500 of the world’s best-selling artists maximize their income and reduce their touring costs. After more than a year of rumors and reports…
Last week, MBW published a widely shared report about TikTok and its parent ByteDance‘s ambitions in the field of AI-generated music. Within that article, we told you about the extensive research conducted by ByteDance’s Speech, Audio & Music Intelligence (SAMI) team in the field of AI music. One of those research projects describes a generative…
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points – and suggest what might happen next. Only MBW+ subscribers have unlimited access to these articles. MBW Explains is supported by JKBX, a technology platform that offers consumers access to music royalties as an asset class….
