Analysis Blog The Decentralisation ParadoxThe following MBW op/ed comes from Dan Symons, founder of SPLIT / LIP, a Web3 and metaverse business consultancy for rights owners
Analysis News Steve Cooper is leaving Warner Music Group. Will one of these 53 people replace him as CEO?MBW runs down a bunch of executives that might just have a shot of being Warner Music Group's new boss
Analysis News From Steve Cooper’s (upcoming) exit from Warner, to Reservoir’s first year as a public company… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe big stories from the past week
Analysis Blog ‘Why the ‘tortured artist’ cliché needs to get in the bin.’Rhian Jones challenges a well-worn music industry trope, and surveys the damaging effect it can have on creative careers...
Analysis Blog ‘We have lagged behind other industries in identifying opportunities to collaborate.’The revenue flow from licensees to labels to artists is dependent on accurate data and efficient management of that data. And the key to that, says the PPL’s CIO Mark Douglas, is collaboration…
Analysis News Reservoir generated $107.8m in its first year as a public company – and spent over $224m across 110 dealsCompany has published the financial results for its fiscal Q4 2021 (calendar Q1 2022) and full year fiscal 2022 (ended March 31, 2022)
Analysis News Major music companies lost billions in value last week after a report led people to believe streaming subscriptions are ‘shrinking’ in the UK. MBW doesn’t think that idea smells quite right – and we’re not alone.Why we don't think the UK subscription market actually 'shrunk' in Q1
Analysis News From Goldman Sachs’ multi-billion dollar forecast to BTS’ hiatus: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter
Analysis News Kate Bush is the world’s biggest independent artist right now. She’s owning it.Kate Bush owns her recorded music rights. So do many other superstar artists – young and old.
Analysis News HYBE share price plummets as BTS announce break. But could band’s hiatus actually be good news for the Korean company?BTS member j-hope is the first of the group to officially kick off his solo career with an upcoming album
Analysis News Goldman Sachs: The global music industry is going to be worth even MORE than we thoughtGoldman releases a lot of numbers... that will make music's biggest investors very happy
Analysis News Kate Bush had the biggest record in the UK last week, but she’s not No.1 on the Official Chart. This is a watershed moment for a music industry struggling to understand the meaning of ‘new’.Kate Bush has been robbed in her home nation. The music industry must learn lessons from what it says.
Analysis News From Spotify’s 1bn user target to TuneCore’s pricing overhaul: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter
Analysis News Music’s biggest companies are waiting for a Spotify price rise. For now, Spotify isn’t budging.Daniel Ek is wondering if Netflix "didn't get ahead of itself" with its streaming price rises...
Analysis Blog ‘Music creation has changed, fan behavior has changed, and therefore, artists’ needs for digital music distribution have changed too.’The following MBW op/ed comes from Andreea Gleeson, Chief Executive Officer of DIY distribution company TuneCore