Analysis News 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
Analysis News 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
Analysis Blog On… the value of ‘storytelling’ in the marketplace of ideas The following op/ed comes from long-time music industry journalist, Eamonn Forde
Analysis News 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
Analysis News 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
Analysis News 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...
Analysis News Global consumption of music from India soared 2,000% in 5 years on Spotify Spotify has been operating in India for five years
Analysis Warner Music Group and Denis Ladegaillerie’s tussle over buying Believe is hotting up – as France’s SEC equivalent gets dragged into the drama. Believe's board is turning to France's equivalent of the SEC to decide whether Denis Ladegaillerie's actions are approved or otherwise
Analysis News Germany’s recorded music business generated $2.4 billion in 2023, up 6.3% YoY German Music Industry Association (BVMI) has published the FY 2023 stats for Germany's recorded music market
Analysis Blog Music streaming today is like an all-you-can-eat buffet. How much could artists earn with a ‘free market’ model? The following op/ed comes from Roneil Rumburg, Co-Founder and CEO of blockchain-powered music platform Audius
Analysis News From Warner’s potential bid for Believe to the unveiling of Interscope Capitol Labels Group… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…
Analysis Big European countries are the winners in the latest music ‘glocalisation’ trends Will Page updates the data surrounding how local music artists are streaming in their home territories
Analysis News This d4vd track recorded on BandLab’s free app just surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify Track has been streamed over 43.3 million times on Spotify in the past month
Analysis Blog Three power couples to watch in 2024 MBW Views is a series of exclusive op/eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following op/ed comes from Ran Geffen Levy
Analysis Universal Music Group’s recent batch of international deals highlight 5 global trends to watch in 2024 From Latin Music to a booming Chinese market, these are the trends to watch out for in 2024.