Analysis News Robert Kyncl’s to-do list. The new Warner Music Group boss may have these queries on his mind when he joins the music company in January
Analysis News The three major music publishers now own or control over 10 million songs between them (kind of) Investor figures from the three majors suggest they are – or will soon be – looking after double-digit millions of songs
Analysis News This AI firm just raised $101m at a reported $1bn valuation – and music is one of its areas of focus Stability AI is described as the 'world's first community-driven, open-source artificial intelligence company'
Analysis Blog Live music is falling apart. The following MBW column comes from London-based music industry journalist and author Eamonn Forde
Analysis News After a ‘challenging’ H1, Netflix beats expectations to add 2.4m subs in Q3 Netflix's total paid subscriber base at the end of Q3 was 223 million
Analysis News As Microsoft’s $68.7bn Activision buyout awaits approval, games giant files patent for AI music tech Activision has been experimenting with tech that creates AI-generated personalized music for players within a video game
Analysis News Why the music industry is headed for a tussle with TikTok over royalties New financial data and comments from Sir Lucian Grainge suggest that tension is mounting over TikTok's payouts to the music industry
Analysis News From TikTok parent’s music streaming plans to Latin Music’s $510m US revenues in H1… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up Our biggest stories of the week, brought to you in association with Centtrip
Analysis News France’s record business grew 8.2% to €364m in H1, but growth slowed in the world’s fifth largest music market France-based industry body SNEP publishes market's H1 results
Analysis Interviews ‘Short-form video has changed the way music is performed, shared, and enjoyed. Competition for eyeballs is fierce.’ MBW's World Leaders series interviews Sherry Tan, Managing Director of Warner Music China
Analysis News TikTok parent in talks with labels to launch music streaming service in 12+ new markets – report Sony Music Entertainment recently refused to renew its licensing agreement with Resso, resulting in its catalog being pulled from the service in all three of its current territories
Analysis News African music service Mdundo’s monthly active users reach 21.5m, up 107% YoY Mdundo has published its quarterly report for calendar Q3 2022
Analysis News Positive sign for music publishing’s health, as UK collection society PRS announces its biggest payout in 108 years A GBP £211 million royalty distribution to PRS's members represented an 18% year-over-year increase of £32.5 million, said the org
Analysis News With revenues of $510m in H1, Latin Music is still on course to generate $1 billion in the US this year According to new mid-year data released by the RIAA, on a retail basis, Latin Music revenues grew 23% in the US in H1 2022
Analysis News Deezer targets annual revenues of €1bn by 2025 Streaming company details growth strategy at investor day in London