by Larry Mills | Feb 28, 2024 | DATA INSIGHTS, MODIFIED AUDIO
In early 2023, we published a report on the state of modified audio across user-generated content (UGC) platforms. We found hundreds of millions of pieces of modified audio on these sites, representing millions in potential missed royalties for music rightsholders....
by MC Teissedre Grunitzky | Feb 14, 2024 | PLATFORMS
With music use soaring on user-generated content (UGC) platforms and social media screen times reaching record-breaking highs, content with unlicensed music poses a major risk for platforms these days. Growth of these types of platforms will only continue as AI tools...
by Jenny Crawford | Feb 7, 2024 | DATA INSIGHTS
TikTok, the pandemic’s golden child that couldn’t be banned, is under fire once again. This time, Universal Music Group (UMG) is calling for a ‘time out’ on TikTok as its licensing negotiations with the platform have failed. It’s no secret that TikTok contains huge...
by Jaclyn Petrovich | Feb 1, 2024 | BRANDS
Brands have welcomed music into their social media content, crafting some of the most memorable advertisements online. But despite having substantial budgets and significant partnerships, brands are restricted from using any music of their choice in their social media...
by Vobile Team | Dec 6, 2023 | ANNOUNCEMENTS, NEWS & DATA
Los Angeles, December 6, 2023 – Pex, the trusted global leader in content identification technology and UGC data, has been chosen by the Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) for its Supplemental Matching Network. Pex was the only music recognition technology...
by Jakub Galka | Nov 27, 2023 | AI, RIGHTSHOLDERS
The top 100 songs on Spotify, Pandora, and Apple Music may have different genres, styles, and instrumentation, but they all have one thing in common: lyrics. Lyrics help songs top music charts and make them go viral on social media. But because of how often lyrics are...
