The Music Sustainability Alliance (MSA), the industry’s green association, has announced the program and speakers for its upcoming summit, to be held April 15, at Solotech Studios in Hollywood, Calif.
The Music Sustainability Summit 2025 is a daylong event focusing on a broad range of issues affecting all sectors of the music business. The event includes mainstage presentations, hands-on actionable workshops, and generous networking opportunities. We are proud to announce Billboard Magazine as our esteemed media partner.
Among the featured speakers are Maggie Baird, mother of Grammy Award-winning artists Billie Eilish and FINNEAS, and founder of Support + Feed, a food security and climate change nonprofit; Rev Lennox Yearwood, Jr., a minister, community activist, and president of the Hip Hop Caucus, which empowers young people to participate in elections, policymaking and service projects; and John Fernandez and Norhan Bayomi, co-founders of the MIT Climate Machine, who will be presenting the first sneak peek at their comprehensive study of the live music industry’s carbon footprint – funded and supported by Warner Music Group, Live Nation, Coldplay and Hope Solutions – to be released in April.
Additional speakers include artists, tour managers, venue operators, logistics professionals, waste reduction experts, merchandise producers, and many others at the forefront of sustainable music production. They include leaders from AEG, Black Pearl, C3 Presents, ECOfashion Corp., Grandstand Media, Hip Hop Caucus, KPOP4PLANET, Live Nation, Overdrive Energy Solutions, REVERB, Showpower, Sound Future, Spotify, STURDY, Support+Feed, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group.
“The music industry is still in its early stages of embracing sustainable practices throughout its operations and supply chains, but the pace of change is accelerating, as is the industry’s impact,” said Amy Morrison, MSA’s Co-founder and CEO. “The 2025 Summit goes to the heart of our mission, to empower the music business to leverage its platform to tackle the climate crisis. Now is the time for collective action.”
Among the topics to be discussed are: Live Music Emissions in the UK and US; Behind the Tracks: Music Production, Delivery, and Consumption; Beyond Backlash: The High Stakes of Climate Advocacy; Can Live Music Weather the Storm?; Designing for Impact: The Critical Role of Production; Entertainment Allies: Strategies in Film, Sports and Broadway; Power Shift: The Evolving Landscape of Clean Energy; Recipe for Success: Why Menus Matter Most; and Wear the Change: Rethinking Merch.
