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Has Technology Killed the Music Industry? Watch the Virgin Disruptors Debate

30 October 2013

Vevo’s Nic Jones, Songkick’s Ian Hogarth, manager Scooter Braun, Spotfy’s Trevor Skeet, and artists Will.i.am, Amanda Palmer and Zoe Keating all took part in the Virgin Disruptors debate that posed the question ‘Has technology killed the music industry?’.

Streaming, music discovery, outdated contracts, financing new music, piracy and more were discussed.

If you missed it you can watch again here.

You can also read Music Ally’s write-up here.

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Music Producers Guild launches new guide on producer deals

26/05/2026

The Music Producers Guild launched a new Producer Deals Guide during The Great Escape in Brighton. Produced with CMU and the MMF, it explains how the deals agreed between studio producers and artists and labels work, and how they have changed as artists release music in different ways.

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MMF publishes new five-point guide to combat AI streaming fraud

22/05/2026

In 2026, the existential threat of AI fakes and streaming manipulation has become a material reality for all artists, both big and small.  

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MMF is extremely sad to learn of the death of one of our founders, music manager Dr Raymond Coffer

05/05/2026

MMF is extremely sad to learn of the death of one of our founders, music manager Dr Raymond Coffer who was on the Board of the MMF from 1993-1996.  

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Meet our Associates

04/03/2026

Meet Symphonic - an independent music distribution and artist services company.

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