Analysis News US music fans spent more on vinyl than CD last year for the first time since 1986 New RIAA data confirms that vinyl outsold CD on a monetary basis in pandemic-hit 2020 for first time in 34 years
Analysis Live Nation just sold 170,000 tickets for 2021 UK summer festivals… within three days Astonishing level of ticket sales confirmed by Michael Rapino following British government announcing roadmap to re-opening
Analysis Over 60,000 tracks are now uploaded to Spotify every day. That’s nearly one per second. The numbers behind some major announcements from Spotify unveiled this week
Analysis Blog It’s all about the data, stupid… Mark Davyd of the Music Venue Trust urges his sector to put its faith in the numbers
Analysis ‘I love streaming, I just hate the remuneration system sitting inside it.’ Tom Gray, musician and founder of #BrokenRecord, explains the objectives of the campaign
Analysis News BTS helped Big Hit’s annual revenues jump 36% to $676m in 2020… despite the pandemic Filing in Korea reveals details of K-pop company's stellar 2020 – despite the collapse of live concerts
Analysis News Universal’s Amsterdam adventure will leave even slender shareholders of Vivendi loaded Vivendi is planning to distribute 60% equity in UMG to its shareholders. Here's how the math works out.
Analysis Investment funds forcing artists to name their price is… not a great idea. Why calls for investors to learn of every detail of a songwriter buyout are badly misguided
Analysis Blog Music streaming must switch to a fair and logical payout model. There is no time to lose. Didier Martin, CEO of France's OuthereMusic, on why classical labels like his are crying out for a shift in the streaming payout model
Analysis Blog Triller is singing a dangerous tune. The TikTok rival's latest words are strong – but are they true?
Analysis How did Warner Music Group perform in the pandemic year of 2020? In short: Streaming and publishing up, recorded music slightly down; overall, WMG was flat vs. calendar 2019
Analysis News YouTube generated nearly $20bn from ads last year – more than $54m per day Annual figure was up by over $4.6bn year-on-year
Analysis Blog ‘In the music business, there is no such thing as an independent within a major.’ Henry Semmence, founder and MD of UK-based Absolute Label Services, on what Sony’s acquisition of AWAL means for the wider independent sector
Analysis News Spotify lost the equivalent of $2.2m every day in 2020… as it spent over $1bn on sales and marketing in the year MBW shines the spotlight on SPOT's 2020 fiscal results – on the black ink... and the red ink
Analysis News Sony Music revenues soared above $4.5bn in 2020, after huge final quarter of the year Sony Music's streaming revenues jumped by 19.5% in 2020, and by 26% in calendar Q4