Analysis Blog Why Are (Some) Record Labels and Music Publishers Still Only Reporting Every 6 Months? Curve Royalty Systems' Tom Allen says 'that's the way we've always done it' is no longer good enough
Analysis Blog Concerts have been pummelled by the pandemic. These should be the live music industry’s golden rules for the next year. Columnist and author Eamonn Forde sets out his manifesto for post-lockdown concerts
Analysis News Warner strikes ‘monumental’ multi-year deal with Madonna: Here’s why it matters New catalog campaign will be celebrate 40th anniversary of Madonna's career in 2022
Analysis News The major music companies now turn over $2.5m every hour – and will generate more than $20bn between them this year MBW's number-crunching tells us it's going to be a gangbusters year for the majors
Analysis News From Sony’s Q2 revenue growth to Primary Wave’s stake in the Prince estate: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter
Analysis News Warner boss Steve Cooper talks TikTok and Peloton revenues, the rise of virtual artists, and the value of record labels Cooper was grilled about the company's earnings on a call with analysts this week. Here are some things that stood out for us...
Analysis News Sony’s recorded music revenues jumped by $451m YoY in calendar Q2, as streaming revenues rose 50.2% Streaming revenues brush the billion-dollar mark in standout quarter for Rob Stringer's operation
Analysis News From Universal’s massive Q2 to Spotify outpacing Netflix: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter
Analysis News Universal Music Group posted almost $1bn in EBITDA profit in the first half of 2021 Recorded music streaming revenues leap up 29.7% year-on-year in Q2
Analysis News YouTube is now generating over $3m an hour from ads – more than $75m per day Plus Sundar Pichai says he's pleased with YouTube's progress in subscriptions
Analysis News Spotify subscriptions grew to 165m in Q2, up by 7m on the previous quarter Spotify published its financial results for Q2 2021 today (July 28)
Analysis News Two years ago, Pandora was bought for $3.5bn. It’s since lost over 10m users. But SiriusXM's overall revenues grow handsomely year-on-year anyway
Analysis News From Universal’s scrubbed SPAC sell-off to Warner’s Doug Morris label buyout: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter
Analysis Blog What would it really take to decentralize the music industry? Revelator CEO and Founder Bruno Guez outlines what it would take to fully decentralize music
Analysis News Are we witnessing the death of the streaming megahit? MBW analysis of MRC Data figures shows a dramatic reduction in streaming market share for Top 10 hits