Analysis News From the NMPA vs. Spotify to Sony’s opt-out from gen AI… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…
Analysis News Streams of Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us and Euphoria are still soaring on Spotify… and the tracks have been blowing up on other platforms too.Not Like Us reached No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week
Analysis Blog ChatGPT can write music: Is AI the last hope for songwriters?MBW Views is a series of exclusive op/eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following op/ed comes from Ran Geffen Levy
Analysis Blog Steve Albini and The Problem With Royalty Base Record DealsThe following op/ed comes from UK-based Hunter Giles, who co-founded and leads Infinite Catalog
Analysis News Sony Music sends letters to 700 AI, music streaming companies declaring it’s ‘opting out’ of AI trainingThe letter also states that these companies may have already violated Sony's copyrights
Analysis News Will HYBE’s inclusion on South Korea’s ‘antitrust watch list’ be a problem for the world’s largest K-pop company?A regulatory rule in South Korea means HYBE faces disclosure requirements that other K-pop companies don't
Analysis Sony generated $2.5bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q1 2024, up 14.7% YoYSony's corporate music division posted annual revenues of nearly $11 billion in the 12 months to end of March
Analysis Spotify is playing a dangerous game…This article originally appeared within the latest MBW+ Monthly Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
Analysis News The train has left the station: AI music platform Udio is already spitting out 10 songs a SECONDYou might remember Udio: That’s the US-headquartered company co-created by ex-employees of Google’s DeepMind AI division
Analysis News With another CEO set to exit, more layoffs and shuttered offices, what’s going on at Proper, the company formerly known as Utopia Music?Proper Group says it's poised for growth and expansion, but less than a month ago, it was asking shareholders for a cash infusion
Analysis News From Downtown’s $500m credit agreement to Concord’s Hipgnosis bidding war exit… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…
Analysis Blog Why fighting to get artists paid for radio plays is so criticalThe following op/ed comes from Michael Huppe, President and CEO of SoundExchange
Analysis News Robert Kyncl talks Believe, M&A, India, superfans and more on WMG’s latest earnings callWMG says it's the only one of the major to grow market share in India and Sub-Saharan Africa last year
Analysis News Downtown secures $500m credit agreement from Bank of America for indie artist advances“Downtown is at the center of a major shift in the music industry," said Downtown Music CEO Pieter van Rijn
Analysis News Warner Music Group generated $1.49bn in calendar Q1; subscription streaming revenues rose 13.5% YoYWarner Music Group has issued its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2024