News BandLab becomes first music creation platform to support ethical AI alliance, the Human Artistry Campaign BandLab was the only music creation company at Ai4, a conference focused on uniting business leaders and data practitioners across all industries to facilitate the responsible adoption of AI
News Warner Music Group revenues up 9.9% YoY to top $1.5bn in calendar Q2; recorded music streaming revenues up 7.3% YoY Warner's results swing back in line with high single-digit growth forecasts for the record business
Analysis News Would it be worth Spotify shutting down its free tier in the US? Delving into the math and the logic behind the prospect of Spotify making a dramatic move in the world's biggest market
News Deezer lowers revenue forecast for FY 2023, with no net global subscribers added in latest quarter Deezer generated EUR €233.2 million in overall revenue in H1 2023, up 6.5% year-on-year at constant currency
Interviews ‘I look at AWAL as the best artist development company in the business.’ AWAL’s global CEO, Lonny Olinick on operating within a major music company – and the elevated ambitions for the firm he leads…
Interviews Concord has $550m in fresh funding, a recent expansion in Australasia and now a new CEO. What’s its next move? Bob Valentine answers MBW's questions on his leadership plans and the state of the acquisitions marketplace
Analysis Spotify is raising its price in the US and 52 other markets. How much money will that make the music industry? Whether you take a punchy or conservative view, Spotify is about to make a load more money
News Spotify to finally raise flagship Premium price in the US next week, reports Wall Street Journal More price rises coming in multiple global territories from Daniel Ek's company, says WSJ
News TikTok and Warner Music Group sign ‘first of its kind’ multi-year licensing deal – including scope for ‘additional and alternative economic models’ WMG boss Robert Kyncl and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew make major joint announcement
Analysis News HYBE share price bounces 3% after Jungkook breaks Spotify record with nearly 16m debut-day global streams of Seven It's the biggest opening day of any track in 2023 on Spotify, and the biggest ever opening for a collaboration
Analysis Hipgnosis Songs Fund may soon sell some copyrights. Why – and who might be the buyer? What's happening with one of the week's big stories – and where we think it might go in future
Analysis News Hipgnosis Songs Fund’s like-for-like net revenues rose 10.9% in FY 2023, streaming revenues up 14.8% last year Firm calls period its strongest FY performance since its IPO five years ago
Analysis Blog ‘We should all be keeping a close eye on HYBE and how it fares in its quest to rival major labels on a worldwide basis.’ The following op/ed from MBW founder Tim Ingham first appeared as the leader in the latest issue of MBW’s premium quarterly sister publication, MBUK
Analysis Peloton paid the record industry more than TikTok last year, says Goldman Sachs (and 3 more revelations from financial giant’s latest ‘Music In The Air’ paper) MBW combs through the latest iteration of one of music's most influential financial reports
Interviews Instrumental invites independent labels to join its AI-powered ‘Label Builder’ program – with guaranteed 20% streaming revenue growth Conrad Withey and team explain Instrumental's confidence in promising indie label clients a revenue uplift from streaming