Music Business Analysis

Still not convinced about TikTok’s AI music ambitions? This web of patents and trademarks will change your mind.

MBW has uncovered a series of US patents and trademark applications filed by a mysterious ByteDance affiliate

How DSPs can bring about a new music altruism

The following op/ed comes from long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde

Over half of the artists who generated at least $10,000 on Spotify last year are from countries where English is not the first language

"The music industry today is a more diverse and accurate reflection of the world we live in"

This ‘secret’ composer is behind 650 fake artists on Spotify. His music has been streamed 15bn times on the platform (report)

Revealed in a Dagens Nyheter expose: the musician 'behind the world's most listened to network of fake artists on Spotify'

Global recorded music revenues grew 9.8% YoY to $35.1bn in 2023, says MIDiA Research

MIDiA estimates that streaming revenues reached $21.9bn in 2023

Soundful founder and CEO Diaa El All: ‘There is a way to create disruptive technological advances in AI while keeping the integrity of artists’ rights at the forefront.’

Soundful founder and CEO Diaa El All shares his thoughts around copyright issues related to AI music

From Universal’s TikTok takedowns to Deezer’s 26m deleted tracks… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…

Down The Skibidi Toilet: Why Universal Music Group’s ‘Project Timeout’ is hitting TikTok with endless copyright takedown requests

There is a lot to explain here....

Record companies are better placed than streaming platforms to monetize superfans… and 3 other things Robert Kyncl said in his new Q&A

Warner Music Group’s CEO has some “radical” ideas on how to change how streaming services pay music rights holders

Recorded music trade revenues in the UK grew 8.1% YoY to $1.77bn last year

The UK is the world's third largest recorded music market behind the United States and Japan, respectively

On… the value of ‘storytelling’ in the marketplace of ideas

The following op/ed comes from long-time music industry journalist, Eamonn Forde

Believe generated $952.7m in annual revenues last year, up 15.7% YoY

The company’s full-year financial results were published on Wednesday, March 13

As landmark AI Act passes EU parliament vote, rightsholders urge ‘meaningful and effective’ enforcement of copyright

Some legal analysts say the law contains ambiguities on the issue of copyrighted materials being used to train AI

TikTok’s parent ByteDance has locked down AI-music patents in the US – as its researchers develop a model trained on 257,000 hours of songs

TikTok's AI music ambitions are bigger than you think...

Global consumption of music from India soared 2,000% in 5 years on Spotify

Spotify has been operating in India for five years