Music Business Analysis

Local market stats in Norway suggest risky move was a big success

MBW estimates that Universal, Sony and Warner are now collectively worth just shy of $89bn

SPOT is reaching less than 1.5% of its potential addressable market outside of Europe and the Americas

MBW analysis shows that global major label streaming revenue growth slowed by 19.1% YoY in the first six months of this year

SiriusXM's radio platform ended Q2 with 29.3 million self-pay subscribers

Major labels now turning over more than $20m from streaming every single day

Live Nation has raised ticket prices, globally, for the best seats at amphitheater and arena shows by close to a third since Q1 2018

Mubert's Alexey Kochetkov enters the debate over human versus algorithmic music creation

Daniel Ek's company has earmarked between $400m and $500m to spend on acquiring podcast content and tools this year

Album generated $500,000 for Sheeran and Atlantic Records on Spotify in its first three days of availability

How does Spotify's ad revenue strategy line up with its podcast initiatives?

TuneCore's Chris Dampier explains the measly rewards being passed to songwriters from sell-out concerts

MBW analysis of Pollstar data shows significant decline in blockbuster concert revenue worldwide

A five-point plan for change from Island Records’ UK President of Urban, Alex Boateng...

New BPI stats show decline in volume growth in world's third biggest market