Analysis News HYBE revenues soared 41.6% YoY to $1.37bn in 2022, surpassing the 1 billion dollar mark for the second straight year HYBE posts 2022 financial results
Analysis News As HYBE eyes a $900m stake in K-pop rival, SM Entertainment slams BTS company’s ‘hostile takeover attempt’ SM Entertainment CFO Jang Cheol Hyuk argues that HYBE's takeover bid would lead to the latter company's monopolization of the K-Pop industry
Analysis News From Snoop Dogg and Death Row’s TikTok exclusive to Hipgnosis’ investment in Timbaland’s Beatclub… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up Our biggest stories of the week, brought to you in association with Centtrip
Analysis News TikTok’s bust-up with the major music companies is starting to simmer. Following big news about Snoop Dogg and ARIA's condemnation, will TikTok be able to dodge the crosshairs of Ron DeSantis?
Analysis Something New: Artificial Intelligence and the Perils of Plunder UMG's Chief Digital Officer, Michael Nash, on the possibilities, and threats, that a new wave of generative AI brings to music
Analysis Blog Where is the growth going to come from? Geoff Taylor, formerly CEO of the BPI, casts his eye over a slowdown in growth in mature markets – and ponders how it might be accelerated
Analysis Blog This Rihanna NFT Sale Raises Pertinent Questions (update) Bill Werde on the details behind a timely NFT drop that's hit headline news
Analysis News HYBE has now spent $600m+ in one week, as it buys 14.8% stake in K-Pop rival SM Entertainment for $334m HYBE is buying a 14.8% stake in the company from SM Entertainment founder Lee Soo Man
Analysis Interviews ‘The MENA region will become a pioneer in the music industry.’ Nada Alhelabi, Strategy Director at MDLBEAST & XP Music Futures Program Director on the challenges and opportunities for the music business in Saudi Arabia and the wider MENA region...
Analysis News Warner generated $1.48bn in calendar Q4, down 2.7% YoY; recorded music streaming revenues fell 2.6% YoY Company revealed these numbers as part of its calendar Q4 (fiscal Q1 ended December 31, 2022) financial results
Analysis News Reservoir revenues rise 16% to $29.9m in calendar Q4 2022 Growth was driven by 14% YoY increase to the company's music publishing revenues
Analysis Blog It’s time to stop romanticising the music business ‘radical’ The following op/ed comes from long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde
Analysis Is TikTok about to pull off a heist on the music industry? Could indie tracks and AI music successfully replace major label music on the platform?
Analysis News Spotify paying subscribers reached 205m in Q4 2022, up by 10m on the previous quarter Monthly Active Users grew 20% YoY to 489 million at the end of Q4 2022
Analysis Interviews ‘Nearly 3 out of every 4 on-demand audio streams is coming from music that’s 10 years old or younger.’ Kevin Gore, President of Global Catalog at Warner Music Group, on the company's approach to catalog and trends in the market...