Analysis News From the Oasis ‘dynamic pricing’ controversy to Spotify’s Eminem lawsuit victory… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis News Another injection of optimism for music rights: Warner gets BBB long-term credit rating from Fitch Warner Music Group has been assigned a first-time Long-Term 'Issuer Default Rating' (IDR) of 'BBB'
Analysis News Who owns Spotify in 2024? Co-founders Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon continue to dominate as shareholders of Spotify.
Analysis On… Oasis, Ticketmaster, ‘Dynamic’ pricing, Uber, money, and the truth. Music Business Worldwide founder, Tim Ingham, on the facts and the numbers behind the concert tour launch of the summer.
Analysis News The US music streaming market might be feeling less-than-fizzy, but over in Brazil… it’s still party time. After last week's deflating numbers from the RIAA, Brazil's local trade body has some good news for record labels
Analysis On… the legal complexities surrounding the estates of superstar artists The following op/ed comes from Udo Onwere, head of the private client team at specialist music and entertainment law firm Bray & Krais
Analysis News Spotify just won a long-running lawsuit over streaming of Eminem’s catalog – despite the court finding it didn’t have a license for the music. What does this mean for publishers? A long-running legal battle between Eminem's publisher, Spotify and Kobalt holds lessons for the music business
Analysis News From the RIAA’s H1 US recorded music market stats to UMG’s stock upgrade… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis Blog It’s time for streaming services to act on AI music The following MBW Views op/ed comes from Ed Newton-Rex, CEO of the ethical generative AI non-profit, Fairly Trained
Analysis News Paid streaming subscriptions grew just 2.7% YoY in the US in H1 2024 – but overall market revenue topped $8.6bn The RIAA has published its new midyear report for the United States
Analysis News From Hipgnosis’ next phase to TikTok’s indie takeover… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis On… Elliot Grainge, major labels, megastars, and a new era at Atlantic Music Group MBW founder Tim Ingham on the most talked-about music biz story of the past few weeks
Analysis News From Universal’s Meta deal to a new AI-powered music streaming service… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis News Tencent Music’s ‘Super VIP’ tier costs 5 times as much as a regular subscription. Spotify could learn a lot from it. If Spotify is wondering what features to include in its new "Super-Premium" tier, it may want to look at China's Tencent Music Entertainment
Analysis News Stray Kids label JYP Entertainment generated $70m in Q2, down 37% YoY JYP Entertainment has published its financial results for the three months ended June 30