Analysis Blog The Decentralization ParadoxThe following MBW op/ed comes from Dan Symons, founder of SPLIT / LIP, a Web3 and metaverse business consultancy for rights owners
Analysis Blog ‘Why the ‘tortured artist’ cliché needs to get in the bin.’Rhian Jones challenges a well-worn music industry trope, and surveys the damaging effect it can have on creative careers...
Analysis Blog ‘We have lagged behind other industries in identifying opportunities to collaborate.’The revenue flow from licensees to labels to artists is dependent on accurate data and efficient management of that data. And the key to that, says the PPL’s CIO Mark Douglas, is collaboration…
Analysis Blog ‘Music creation has changed, fan behavior has changed, and therefore, artists’ needs for digital music distribution have changed too.’The following MBW op/ed comes from Andreea Gleeson, Chief Executive Officer of DIY distribution company TuneCore
Analysis Blog The Gamification of EverythingThe following op/ed comes from Dan Symons, founder of SPLIT / LIP, a Web3 and metaverse business consultancy for rights owners
Analysis Blog Music streaming has a ‘tsundoku’ problemLondon-based music industry journalist Eamonn Forde on the future of music streaming's subscription model
Analysis Blog ‘What is currently an opaque black box of song royalties, needs to be transformed into a glass box.’The following op/ed comes from Annabella Coldrick, Chief Executive of the UK's Music Managers Forum
Analysis Blog ‘This agreement guarantees a raise for CDs, vinyl and downloads, but we know that songwriters need much more to succeed – they need fairness.’This op/ed comes from David Israelite, the President & CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA)
Analysis Blog Could the Music Catalog Rights Boom Generate Windfalls for Non-Superstars?YM&U Executive Manager, Alex Frankel, on tech that could expand the catalog rush to smaller artists and songwriters
Analysis Blog Why Ed Sheeran’s copyright victory matters – by the lawyers that represented him.The following op/ed comes from Simon Goodbody and Mark Krais, Partner and co-founding Partner at Bray & Krais Solicitors
Analysis Blog Myth-understandings: what price truth in musical memoirs?Eamonn Forde explores mythology in music biopics and documentaries
Analysis Blog Yes, Blockchain might well revolutionise music royalties. No, it’s not going to happen anytime soon.Tom Allen, founder of Curve Royalty Systems, urges caution and patience for those pinning their hopes on a tech-driven miracle
Analysis Blog With touring costs spiralling, artists mustn’t dismiss how much they’re wasting on FX payments.Voly founder Ian Flanagan reveals how much a major league artist could have saved on their tour had they shopped around
Analysis Blog Music merchandise is big business. But for touring artists, it’s callously inequitable.Eamonn Forde explores the economics of selling merch at music venues
Analysis Blog DSPs will lead music’s mainstream Web3 adoption, but fan-powered music communities will share the wealthThe following MBW op/ed comes from Bruno Guez, CEO of Digital rights administration company Revelator