Analysis News Spain’s recorded music market grew 10.4% in H1 2025… with subscription streaming revenues up 18.9% YoY But ad-supported audio streaming revenues declined 15.4% YoY in H1 2025 to just €18.6 million ($20m)
Analysis Interviews Why is Spotify giving free users a better deal? The platform confirmed earlier today (September 15) that its ad-supported users can now search for songs – and manually play tracks from playlists and albums for the first time on mobile.
Analysis I despair. I desp-AI-r. MBW founder Tim Ingham's latest MBW+ Review – on Deezer, AI music, and the growing fraud problem.
Analysis News From streaming’s AI problem to Spotify’s lossless launch… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days – all in one place
Analysis News US streaming subscriptions hit 105.3m in H1 2025, but recorded music revenue was up by less than 1% YoY Premium paid subscription revenues grew 6.3% YoY in the US in H1 2025 to $2.89 billion
Analysis On… The China Paradox This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest MBW+ Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
Analysis When rebellion becomes risk: Negotiating morality in music catalog deals The following op/ed comes from Claire Hoffman, an associate at Michelman & Robinson, LLP
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 News The US’s ‘click-to-cancel’ rule could soon be law. What would that mean for streaming services? A click-to-cancel rule could have a serious downside for streaming services' revenues - but the global momentum for such a rule is growing
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.
Analysis Has AI ushered in the Songwriting 2.0 era? The following op/ed comes from Ran Geffen Levy, Founder of OG.studio and CEO of Amusica Song Management
Analysis Bubble superfan app, concerts, merch are accelerating Tencent Music’s growth… as company expands beyond streaming What we learned from TME's Q2 earnings call this week – and what is suggests about the future of music
Analysis News JYP Entertainment profit soars in Q2, helped by Stray Kids tour, Kpop Demon Hunters The Korean music company's blockbuster earnings even got a little help from ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’
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
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