Analysis News Which US company might soon buy 10% of Universal Music Group… in a multi-billion dollar deal? New filing also suggests Vivendi might float 70%, rather than 60%, of UMG
Analysis Blog The music industry just took a backwards step on streaming pricing… in glorious HD Why Amazon and Apple's latest announcements bear the hallmarks of an own goal for music rightsholders
Analysis Blog Unearthing the music industry’s buried treasure Chris Sheehan, founder of Karousel Music's Buried Treasure, on why re-energizing the past could unlock huge potential for the music industry
Analysis News After Spotify’s (slight) price hike, Warner Music Group boss Steve Cooper expects music streaming prices will begin ‘closing the gap’ on video services Cooper responds to Spotify's confirmation that it will be raising some prices in key markets, including the US
Analysis Is a reckoning coming to the way collection societies spend songwriters’ money? Stat Of The Week: Why new data from PRS For Music and GEMA may raise alarm on Wall Street
Analysis Goldman Sachs: Universal is worth over $50bn, and global music streaming revenues will rise $3bn this year Latest Music In The Air report has been obtained by MBW - and it'll put a spring in the industry's step
Analysis News Spotify’s average subscriber is now paying less than $5 per month Bang goes the ARPU (again), as SPOT reveals figure fell to just €4.12 in the first three months of 2021
Analysis Netflix is going ‘wobbly’ without fresh hits. The music industry is learning to live with the same thing. Netflix is relying on classic movies, rather than new ones. Meanwhile, the music industry is saying: "Hasta la vista, ARPU."
Analysis News Apple Music just made a lot of claims about what it pays artists. Let’s take a closer look. A new email from Apple has revealed some big numbers, and a couple of digs at Spotify. MBW gives its take.
Analysis Blog The music industry must respond to the greatest challenge humanity faces. Introducing EarthPercent. This MBW op/ed comes from Mike Smith, Global President of Downtown Music Publishing
Analysis News TikTok users watch the app for an average of 89 minutes per day – and there’s 732m of them worldwide Leaked pitch deck reveals a slew of the Bytedance app's key numbers in 2021
Analysis ‘Popularity is by far the biggest determinant of success in streaming, just as it has been for every recorded format before it.’ The BPI's Geoff Taylor puts across his point of view on the UK's current streaming inquiry
Analysis News From Scooter Braun’s billion-dollar deal to Apple’s backing of UnitedMasters: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest music industry stories of the week, all in one place
Analysis Blog NFTs: What songwriters and music publishers need to know 'Songwriters and copyright owners should be vigilant about NFT sales that implicate their work,' writes National Music Publishers' Association president & CEO, David Israelite
Analysis News Universal Music Group is raising $3.5 billion in financing. Will a spending spree follow? MBW obtains new UMG org chart, showing the importance of its Dutch company