Analysis AI and the new Value Gap: Four actions to prevent songwriters from being sidelined MBW Views is a series of exclusive op/eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following op/ed comes from Ran Geffen Levy
Analysis News BMG surpassed $1bn revenue in 2024 and spent $263m buying catalogs – as EBITDA surged to record $287m Revenue up 6.4% YoY, or 8.1% YoY on an organic basis, as catalog spending outstrips 2023
Analysis News From Dua Lipa’s copyright lawsuit win to Concord’s Stem acquisition… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis News UMG’s AI training injunction request shot down by judge in Anthropic lawsuit – but music publishers can now gather more evidence from platform Licensing deals between OpenAI and news publishers suggest damages could be measured if Universal wins, says judge
Analysis KATSEYE, concerts, and BTS’s comeback: What we learned from HYBE’s latest earnings call Revelations and predictions from Korean firm's all-important Q4 chat with fiscal analysts
Analysis The best argument why Spotify (and other music streaming platforms) need to increase their prices in 2025. Why the oft-ignored metric of ARPCH gives the music industry a fresh perspective – and fresh insights – on streaming's pricing model
Analysis AI-made works can’t be copyrightable, says US court… for now, at least. AI-assisted works are copyrightable, however, asserts appeals court
Analysis On… understanding the critical value of data ownership The following MBW Views op/ed comes from Music Glue founder, Mark Meharry
Analysis News From UMG’s motion to dismiss Drake’s lawsuit to Mariah Carey’s copyright win… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis News 11 quick (and important) takeaways from IFPI’s Global Music Report 2025 The IFPI Global Music Report 2025 reveals a music industry continuing to grow – while facing new challenges and opportunities
Analysis News Global recorded music revenues hit $29.6bn in 2024, up 4.8% YoY; users of paid music subscriptions reach 752m Mexico has overtaken Australia to become the World's tenth-largest recorded music market.
Analysis OpenAI is pushing for Donald Trump to weaken copyright protections in the US. Paul McCartney is fighting back. Letter signed by 400 creative types, including a Beatle, issued after startling submission to US government by OpenAI and Google
Analysis Interviews 5 takeaways from a quick chat with Rob Stringer. The Sony Music Group boss sat down with MBW's Tim Ingham for a recent interview in London
Analysis News Deezer’s revenues grew 12.7% YoY to $586m in 2024, as operating loss narrows Deezer has published its financial results for the full year ending December 31, 2024
Analysis News US music trade revenue growth slumped last year… but don’t blame Spotify. Spotify confirms to MBW that its recorded music royalty payouts in the US last year grew by double-digits