Analysis News SoundCloud’s revenues grew 19% YoY to $273m in 2021. Now it’s predicting that ‘fandom will be the next big format for the music business’. 2021 was the first year that SoundCloud's annual revenues topped a quarter of a billion dollars
News Universal Music has a new boss in Australia: Sean Warner Warner succeeds George Ash, who is retiring from UMG
Interviews The Steve Cooper exit interview: ‘All successful companies get to a point where they’d benefit from fresh eyes.’ In his last ever public interview as CEO of Warner Music Group, Steve Cooper talks achievements, fears... and the future
Analysis News Hipgnosis Songs Fund revenues climb 7.5% YoY, streaming revenues up 15.8% YoY, in most recent half-year period Positive signs for Merck Mercuriadis-led company in latest set of public figures
News Dipesh Parmar named President of Columbia Records UK, Amy Wheatley appointed MD at Sony-owned label Ministry Of Sound becomes a subsidiary of Columbia Records UK as a result of the moves
Interviews Jay Marciano on streaming, Coachella, macro-economics – and why ‘everyone’s a genius in a bull market’ The AEG Presents boss discusses the future for the live business in the face of a potential recessionary year for the wider world
Interviews Martin Kierszenbaum on working with Sting, streaming’s impact on A&R, and why he’s a music biz optimist The Cherrytree Music Company founder discusses his career and industry views within MBW's World's Greatest Managers series
Analysis 10 years ago, Warner Music’s Top 5 superstars generated 15% of its revenue. Today, that number is down to just 5%. MBW drills into the numbers of Steve Cooper's surprising revelation on WMG's earnings call this week
Interviews News With AWAL and Platoon both acquired, Tencent-backed FRTYFVE is becoming an indie power player in artist services London-headquartered FRTYFVE has doubled revenues annually since Tencent invested in it in 2020
News Reservoir wants to spend $100m on music rights this year. It says deal flow – and multiples – aren’t slowing down just yet. Golnar Khosrowshahi says Reservoir still has $2.1 billion pipeline deals still under discussion
Analysis News TikTok, Meta, Russia, and 37% growth: 5 things we learned from Believe’s Q3 earnings call Denis Ladegaillerie and Xavier Dumont tackle analyst questions, hinting at future trends in the business
News The A&R Awards 2022: All The Winners A big night for the UK music industry, as an array of companies and individuals pick up awards
News Chris Blackwell to accept A&R Icon award at MBW’s A&R Awards in London this week The UK-focused A&R Awards take place in central London on Tuesday
News Curve Royalty Systems launches ‘Curve Lite’ platform for smaller labels, distributors and publishers Pricing for the new Lite tier of Curve's platform starts at GBP £20 per month, and is being targeted at independent record companies, music publishers and distributors.
Analysis News Believe’s revenues jumped by 37% YoY in Q3. It’s just raised its FY forecast for the second time this year. Believe is on course to turn over more than €750 million this year, up by around a third vs. 2021