Analysis News Scooter Braun and HYBE want to build a ‘major’ music label. How will their $300m bet on Quality Control play into that aim? An in-depth look at the biggest music industry deal of 2023 so far
Analysis News Deezer generated over $470m in 2022, with a $175m operating loss, and just named Stu Bergen as a Director on its Board Deezer posts 10.6% YoY rise in overall revenues for 2022 at constant currency
Analysis News Germany’s recorded music business generated $2.17bn in 2022, up 6.1% YoY Audio streaming accounted for 73.3% share of revenues
Analysis News The MLC has distributed $1 billion to songwriters to date Organization directly distributed more than $532.3 million in royalties to its members in 2022
Analysis Blog Why a US legal ruling over an AI-generated cartoon has major implications for music’s future. AI legal expert Barry Scannell, analyzes a new decision in the US that could have consequences for the future
Analysis Blog Web3 technology isn’t in vogue like it was last year. But it’s still the future of the music business. Sergio Mottola, co-founder and President of Public Pressure, on why he thinks Web3 can still be transformative for the music sector
Analysis News Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti was the biggest album in the world in 2022 IFPI's Global Album Award for 2022
Analysis News Is Live Nation ‘the largest financial supporter’ of artists? Concerts giant spent $9.6bn putting on shows in 2022 Company files financial results for Q4 and the full year ended December 31, 2022
Analysis News How Sony Music Group accelerated its status as the world’s 2nd biggest music rights company in 2022 In a milestone year for Sony, the company's global music operation grew the gap between it and Warner's annual revenues
Analysis News NetEase Cloud Music now counts over 611,000 registered independent artists NCM had 38.3 million monthly paying users at the end of 2022
Analysis News European Commission bans staff from using TikTok on work devices The European Union's executive arm has banned its staff from using TikTok on their work phones over cyber security concerns
Analysis News As It Was by Harry Styles was the biggest single globally in 2022, according to the IFPI Styles' As It Was wins IFPI’s Global Single Award for 2022
Analysis News Taylor Swift’s recorded music generated more money globally than any other artist in 2022 MBW explains why Bad Bunny didn't make the Top 3 - despite having the biggest streaming album by far in the US last year
Analysis News After buying BandCamp, Epic Games pushes indie artists to millions of Fortnite players in curated radio station Epic Games acquired Bandcamp in March 2022
Analysis News Is the slowdown in big-money music catalog deals officially over? Moves from Hipgnosis, Shamrock, Primary Wave, and a big brewing Michael Jackson story have all pumped excitement into 2023's M&A narrative