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
Analysis News Tencent Music’s AI-powered tech can ‘predict the next hit song,’ and 5 other things we learned from its latest annual reportTME is also facing 695 copyright infringement lawsuits, and it's negotiating a 10% stake in an 'overseas entertainment company'
Analysis News Universal Music Group sees a future where 1 in 5 streamers pays for a ‘super-premium’ tier (and 3 other things we learned from UMG’s Q1 earnings call)MBW listened into UMG's Q1 earnings call. Here are a few things that stood out...
Analysis Blog ‘The integration of AI into the music industry heralds a symphony of transformative possibilities.’The following op/ed comes from Daouda Leonard, manager of Grimes and founder of Los Angeles-based AI development studio CreateSafe