Analysis News OpenAI just won a copyright battle brought by two news outlets. What could this mean for the music industry’s lawsuits against AI firms? Some observers say the ruling weakens music companies' claims against AI developers, but the OpenAI case is very different from the music cases
Analysis News Over 8% of Tencent Music’s subscribers are ‘Super VIP’. That’s 10m users paying 5x the standard subscription price TME added 2 million net subscribers in Q3 compared to the prior quarter (Q2)
Analysis News Blackstone’s Hipgnosis closes $1.47bn asset-backed securities transaction ABS deal is backed by royalties from the 45,000-song portfolio acquired in July from Hipgnosis Songs Fund‘s then-public shareholders
Analysis News From Ed Sheeran’s speech to UMG vs. TuneCore… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis News HYBE wants to change fan culture in US, Latin music, and 4 other things we learned on the company’s latest earnings call Fun fact: Less than a third of HYBE's recorded music revenue comes from streaming
Analysis ‘We put a lot of time and pressure on ourselves to make our social media the best it can be, but at the end of the day, it’s a vanity project.’ The following is an extract from Sound Advice, a health-focused career guide for artists written by MBW Contributing Editor Rhian Jones and performance health and psychology coach Lucy Heyman
Analysis On… Making success possible for music creators in the 21st century This MBW Views op/ed comes from Tony Barton, Director of Writer Relations at PRS For Music
Analysis News Sir Lucian Grainge talks acquisition strategy, AI and converting paid streaming subscribers to superfans on Universal’s Q3 earnings call UMG published its Q3 financial results on October 31. Here's what was said on the company's Q3 earnings call...
Analysis News From Ed Sheeran’s copyright appeal win to the asset-backed securities boom… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis Whether it’s Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, the music business has something to fear from the US election. They're AI-ting the dogs...
Analysis News Deezer reports 11% revenue growth for calendar Q3 The company attributes its revenue growth to new partnerships and subscription price hikes
Analysis News Universal Music generated $3.15bn in Q3; subscription streaming revenues grew 8.2% YoY Universal Music Group has published its financial results for the three months to the end of September.
Analysis News Reservoir upgrades financial guidance after reporting 6% jump in revenues to $40.7m in calendar Q3 Company has raised its revenue and EBITDA forecasts for the fiscal year
Analysis News HYBE’s CEO just issued an apology to K-Pop artists, fans and rival labels amid a torrent of controversies from leaked internal documents. What’s going on? Disparaging comments about certain K-pop stars have angered fans, while other revelations have piqued the interest of regulators
Analysis News From Timbaland’s Suno partnership to UnitedMasters’ direct TikTok deal… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…