Analysis News Warner Music Group is worth $10bn more than it was a year ago Universal stays above $50 billion... as its rival's market worth goes gangbusters
Analysis News The name’s bonds. Music bonds. How the genius of Bowie bonds is making a comeback, 14 years after they went away
Analysis Blog The major labels are taking a beating in the UK. Will they end up turning their back? A run of major-bashing moves have been made by political quarters in the UK. Will there be unintended consequences?
Analysis News From Spotify vs. songwriters to Adele vs. our emotions: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter
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