Analysis I Love L.A… and I’m angry at those who mocked us in our darkest moment. Lucas Keller, founder of Milk & Honey, on the Los Angeles wildfires – and his fury at America's Most Heartless
Analysis News From Suno being sued by GEMA to Weverse’s 150m lifetime downloads… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis Mark Douglas on the rising importance of the International Performer Number: ‘We strive to remove cost from the wider industry and sharing metadata and systems is one way we do that.’ The following op/ed comes from Mark Douglas, CIO of UK-based music licensing company, PPL.
Analysis News Weverse hit 150m lifetime downloads, saw 19% user growth in 2024, as Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa join superfan platform '2024 was a transformative year for Weverse,' said Joon Choi, President of Weverse Company
Analysis News Drake’s deal is up for renegotiation in 2025, and other revelations from his lawsuit against Universal Music Drake alleges UMG knowingly damaged his reputation and endangered his life through Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us'
Analysis ‘It’s a great time to be an independent music company – just ask investors.’ The following MBW Views op/ed comes from Chad Blackwell is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Dream Street Advisors
Analysis News Germany generated nearly 20bn streams per month on average in 2024 The world's fourth-largest recorded music market generated 236 billion streams in 2024
Analysis News From Drake suing Universal Music to TikTok facing a US ban… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis News Here’s the list of music piracy sites being watched by the US government, and what they do ‘Bulletproof’ internet providers are frustrating the fight against music piracy, US Trade Representative report warns
Analysis On… Los Angeles, The Grammys, and The Recording Academy’s TV gamble. MBW founder Tim Ingham's latest 'Review' for MBW+ subscribers
Analysis News There are now over 200m tracks on audio streaming services. Nearly 100m of them aren’t played more than 10 times each year. MBW explains new stats revealed by market monitor and analysis platform Luminate today (January 15)
Analysis News From Blackstone’s Citrin Cooperman acquisition to Travis Scott’s alleged copyright infringement… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis News Daniel Ek has cashed out over half-a-billion dollars in Spotify stock to date, banking another $28m this week Ek's latest transaction involved the sale of 60,000 shares
Analysis News Travis Scott, SZA, Future sued for alleged copyright infringement over 2023 hit ‘Telekinesis’ Victory Boyd claims they ripped off her song 'Like The Way It Sounds' to create their 2023 hit, 'Telekinesis'.
Analysis ‘The world is not going to stand still while the industry struggles with protectionism or pride.’ Andrea Czapary Martin, CEO, PRS for Music, looks at the future for CMOs and sees collaboration and partnerships as the only option, with silos and the status quo simply unviable in an increasingly connected and rapidly evolving world…