Analysis News Tencent Music generated $1.32B in Q2, up 5.8% YoY – driven by concert growth and the integration of Ximalaya Overall revenues were driven by an 11% YoY rise in the company's music-related services division
Analysis AI is capable of breaking the music industry. But it does not have to. The following MBW op-ed comes from MusicInfra CEO and Co-founder Björn Lindvall
Analysis News SM Entertainment revenues rose 15.4% YoY to $233M in Q2, driven by concerts and merch K-pop company's latest quarterly report was published on Wednesday, August 5
Analysis The Music Industry Is Trying to Guess the AI Recipe After Dinner Was Served The following MBW op-ed comes from Andreea Gleeson, former CEO of TuneCore and founder of AGA (Andreea Gleeson Advisory)
Analysis On… Universal Music Group, Downtown, India, and Streaming 2.0 The latest 'Tim's Take' from Music Business Worldwide founder, Tim Ingham
Analysis What if AI’s biggest impact on music isn’t just what gets made, but what gets wanted? MBW columnist Sammy Andrews asks: outside of ownership, is the unspoken AI battle in music the difference between distribution and desire?
Analysis News Saregama, India’s oldest label, is using AI to make music videos for songs whose visuals it never owned – and refresh its catalog for Gen Z Saregama's Managing Director was speaking on the firm's Q2 2026 earnings call
Analysis News Reservoir generated $41.5M in calendar Q2, up 12% YoY, with recorded music revenues up 35% Reservoir Media has published its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2026 – the company's fiscal Q1 2027 (calendar Q2 2026).
Analysis The false premise that’s killing independent music The following MBW op/ed comes from Daniel J. Carucci, MD, MSc, PhD, the Founder and CEO of Tipify
Analysis Five things to know about Suno’s data breach – and the hack that exposed how the AI music company trains its models Some Suno customers whose records were exposed said they had not been notified of the breach.
Analysis Vetter Gave Artists the World. Getting It Back May Be Harder Than It Sounds. The following MBW op/ed comes from Reed Smith LLP's Nick Breen and Joshua Love
Analysis News The EU AI Act’s rules on AI content labeling and training are now law and enforceable. Here’s what they mean for the music business. The European Union's rules requiring AI-generated content to be labeled took effect on Sunday (August 2).
Analysis News Spotify hits 300m Premium subscribers in Q2, adding 7m, as streamer posts $762m operating profit Spotify's total Monthly Active Users, which combine paying users and ad-supported users, reached 777 million
Analysis The Music Industry Has Priced a Customer It Cannot Find The following MBW op/ed comes from Mag Rodriguez, Founder/CEO of EVEN.
Analysis AI and Protecting a Celebrity’s voice through Trademark The following MBW op/ed comes from Music Attorneys Heidy Vaquerano and Cynthia Katz at Fox Rothschild.