Analysis News From HYBE’s new label services business to Sony and Warner’s calendar Q2 earnings… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis News As HYBE raises $80m for its gaming business, could it try to emulate Sony Corp’s cross-media strategy? New 'HYBE 2.0' global strategy could look to borrow elements of Sony's longstanding multi-divisional structure
Analysis Warner Music Group just bucked the trend of streaming revenue growth slowdowns. How? Robert Kyncl explains why Warner was able to post double-digit streaming growth during a tricky time for the market
Analysis News Warner Music Group generated $1.55bn in calendar Q2; subscription streaming revenues rose 13.7% YoY Warner Music Group has published its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2024 (calendar Q2 – the company’s fiscal Q3)
Analysis News Sony generated $2.54bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q2, up 11.4% YoY; recorded music streaming revenues up 5.0% YoY Recorded music up 10.8% YoY; music publishing up 13.3% YoY
Analysis News On… the delicate power balance between Spotify and Universal Music Group (and why UMG might end up turning the screw on Spotify’s free tier). It's a complicated relationship – in which both parties need each other.
Analysis News In case you missed it… HYBE, the company behind superstars BTS and Seventeen, just launched a label services business in the US MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points
Analysis News From HYBE’s restructure to Warner Music’s leadership shakeup… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis News Believe generated $510 million in the first six months of 2024, up 12.3% YoY Believe has published its financial results for the first half of 2024
Analysis News HYBE leans further into superfan business, adding subscription-based memberships to its Weverse fan app 'Superfans [are] a new growth engine in the global music market.'
Analysis Blog News Indies are nibbling into the majors’ streaming market share. After Believe saga, how might Warner Music Group respond? This article originally appeared within the latest MBW+ Monthly Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers
Analysis News It’s ‘business as usual’ at Live Nation despite DoJ antitrust lawsuit, and 3 other things we learned on the company’s Q2 earnings call Live Nation addressed the antitrust suit, the slowdown in stadium activity, and the impact of the Paris Olympics on its live events
Analysis News As Spotify readies $18 per month ‘deluxe’ tier, do consumers care about high quality audio? Luminate study sheds light on what consumers really want from streaming
Analysis News From Universal Music’s Q2 results to Spotify’s new ‘deluxe’ tier… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis News Why UMG’s slowdown in streaming revenue growth is (partly) an illusion… and 4 other things we learned from Universal’s latest earnings call UMG's leadership team isn't worried about one quarter's worth of results, and says they're looking at the long term