Analysis How independent labels and their artists can win the AI race… The following MBW Views op/ed comes from Marie Clausen, Managing Director for North America at Ninja Tune
Analysis News Blackstone launches Recognition Music Group… but could the Hipgnosis elephant live on? (Meanwhile, AI has thoughts on the rebrand.) Blackstone confirms it's deleting the Hipgnosis name as the brand for its music assets and operation
Analysis News Universal spent $1bn+ on investments in 2024… and 5 other things we learned on UMG’s latest earnings call What UMG's leadership team said on the company's FY 2024 call...
Analysis News From YouTube’s 125m subscribers to UMG’s $5bn recorded music subscription revenues… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis Robert Kyncl talks Spotify deal, Warner Music’s distribution strategy at Morgan Stanley event Warner Music Group CEO opens up on strategy, interviewed by Ben Swinburne
Analysis News Universal Music Group’s recorded music subscription streaming revenues topped $5bn in 2024, up 9.1% YoY There was less good news, however, from the world of ad-funded streaming.
Analysis News YouTube Music hits 125 million subscribers, adding 2m subs per month on average over the past year YouTube added +25 million subscribers over the past 12 months
Analysis News From Amazon’s Suno tie-up to Kobalt’s new publishing platform… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis Interviews Riot Games, Epic Games, and Tuned Global on the future of music in gaming Gaming continues to be a big opportunity for music rightsholders.
Analysis News BTS, once HYBE’s top earner, accounted for below 20% of the K-Pop giant’s revenues in 2024 HYBE is still feeling effect of BTS's absence
Analysis I Wrote This Because People Are Still Dying. Attune's Matt Thomas calls for the industry to wake up over the threat to artists from mental health and addiction
Analysis News From Ole Obermann leaving TikTok to Daniel Ek’s $666m… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis News Benson Boone’s ‘Beautiful Things’ was the biggest-selling global single of 2024, IFPI confirms Benson Boone wins the IFPI Global Single Award for 2024
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