News beatBread CEO and co-founder Peter Sinclair dies aged 50 Sinclair passed away on Saturday (August 23) surrounded by his family in Los Angeles.
Interviews Thomas Coesfeld on BMG’s H1 2025 results, why music streaming ‘remains undervalued’, and a strategy focused on the ‘core business’ of music rights MBW quizzes Coesfeld on BMG's strategic direction, music being 'undervalued' on streaming services, and why he believes the wider music industry must do better on fair payments
News BMG’s organic revenue fell 4.4% YoY in H1 2025, as EBITDA margin jumped; underlying streaming revenue up high single-digits BMG recorded a strong EBITDA margin of 28.7% in the first half of 2025, up from 26.5% in H1 2024
News Suno argues none of the millions of tracks made on its platform ‘contain anything like a sample’ Company argues that independent artist lawsuit fails as a matter of law under unique sound recording copyright rules
News Bandsintown inks YouTube deal to become platform’s exclusive provider of concert listings Integration will soon expand to YouTube's homepage – and to YouTube Music later this year
Analysis News IFPI CEO Victoria Oakley urges action to accelerate India’s music streaming revenues – amid subscription growth challenges Oakley warned that India's music industry must tackle significant challenges to secure its future, despite its 'extraordinary potential'
Analysis Drake’s anger is the product of an unfortunate era. This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest MBW+ Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
News UMG’s Sir Lucian Grainge refutes ‘ridiculous’ claims in Drake lawsuit, confirms Universal bought star’s recorded music and publishing catalogs Grainge suggests Drake is attempting to waste his and UMG's time to gain media attention or financial concessions
News Yes, Pinkfong’s ‘Baby Shark’ is irritating. But it doesn’t infringe copyright, rules South Korea’s Supreme Court Pinkfong version is YouTube's most-viewed video of all time with over 16 billion plays, and has racked up a further 1 billion+ streams on Spotify
Interviews ‘We’re building the market-making infrastructure for the music business’ SourceAudio co-founder, Andrew Harding, talks sync, AI licensing, and the future of the business
News Emerging markets and M&A exec Alfonso Perez Soto departs Warner after 20 years Widely respected exec leaves his latest post as EVP, Corporate Development
Analysis Tencent Music now has 15 million ‘Super VIP’ subscribers. They helped drive music subs revenue up 17.1% YoY in Q2. TME's overall music operation, including ads, subscription, and merch sales, brushed USD $1 billion in revenues in the quarter
News Warner Music Group just wrote down the value of EMP by $70m. Is a sale on the cards? Write-downs can be triggered by market offers or independent valuations
Analysis How Live Nation just grew Concerts revenue by 19.0% YoY… despite putting on fewer shows Analysis of company's latest numbers show how international expansion is driving its strategy
News Warner Music Group regains momentum: underlying recorded music revenues up 8.3% YoY in calendar Q2, subscription revenues up 8.5% Warner, led by Robert Kyncl, saw a reacceleration of growth in key metrics