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
Analysis News Universal Music generated $3.15bn in Q2 – driven by top sellers Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, SEVENTEEN and more Universal Music Group has published its financial results for the three months to the end of June
Analysis Daniel Ek talks new Spotify ‘deluxe’ tier, the company’s relationship with the music business and more on Q2 earnings call Spotify's Daniel Ek says his business aims to improve the wellbeing of the entire music industry
Analysis News Germany’s recorded music business generated $1.2bn in the first half of 2024, up 7.6% YoY Germany-based music industry association BVMI has published the market's H1 numbers
Analysis News Spotify subscriber base grew by 7m to 246m in Q2, as streaming company posts ‘record high’ quarterly profit Spotify posted an operating income of €266 million (USD $286.402m ) in Q2
Analysis News From the $2bn+ copyright lawsuit against Verizon to Shamrock’s rights portfolio acquisition… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis News The debate over music royalties is stuck. Is it time to make the case for ‘completion’? Why former Spotify exec and Pivot author is arguing for song listening completion to be considered in music royalty models