Analysis News Adele returns with 30: Here’s 5 things we know about the superstar’s new album so far No featured artists, new collaborators, and at least one "hypnotic" track
Analysis News From the rise of the investment giants to Adele’s return: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter
Analysis News From Universal’s $54bn listing to Warner’s $270m from ‘alternative’ platforms: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter
Analysis News Welcome to the new record business: Warner Music Group is now generating over $270m from TikTok, Peloton, Facebook and other ‘alternative’ platforms annually Steve Cooper reveals stunning stat – and MBW crunches the numbers on what it could mean
Analysis Blog Merck Mercuriadis: ‘None of us should be able to sleep in good conscience at night until the true value of the songwriters’ contributions to this business are recognized.’ Merck Mercuriadis responds to criticism of his views regarding the major record companies and publishers
Analysis Would AWAL really have thrived had it not been sold to Sony Music? MBW crunches the numbers on AWAL, and asks if the UK competition watchdog is looking in the right direction
Analysis Blog Gaming’s freemium model is making billions. For the music industry, it offers valuable lessons. What the music industry can learn from the video games sector about the long-term power and potential of free content
Analysis News David Bowie’s entire catalog is coming to Warner Music from 2023 Bowie estate strikes deal to license entirety of icon's recordings to Warner across the globe
Analysis News Vincent Bolloré is about to own $7bn-plus of Universal shares… and other things we learned from UMG’s new prospectus Prospectus published ahead of UMG's listing on the Amsterdam stock exchange on September 21
Analysis News Drake’s Certified Lover Boy had a huge first week on Spotify… but not as big as Scorpion’s The numbers are in.... and they show Drizzy's latest LP was around 60 million streams short of his record in week one
Analysis Blog Virtual artists are an opportunity for the music business – not an enemy Spirit Bomb's Ian Simon on why he believes avatars can change the music biz – all for the better
Analysis News Drake’s Certified Lover Boy, Spotify, and the destruction of the all-dominant streaming superstar What the performance of Drizzy's new studio record tells us about a growing trend in the music business
Analysis YouTube Music surpasses 50 million subscribers Major milestone crossed by Spotify's rival service, across YouTube Music and YouTube Premium
Analysis Blog NFTs and Music Royalty Streams: 5 Legal Issues To Be Aware Of Three top lawyers from Covington & Burling spell out potential problems for rights-holders in the NFT space
Analysis News Warner Music has changed leaders in no less than 10 key international markets since its IPO. Why? Simon Robson explains Warner's strategy following slew of top-level changes worldwide