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The 3 major music companies generated $1bn more in the first half of 2023 vs. the first half of 2022

MBW crunches the numbers to check in on how the majors performed in the first half of 2022
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Sony generated $2.28bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q2, up 12.5% YoY

SZA's SOS was Sony Music's biggest revenue-generating record in calendar Q2, for the second quarter in a row
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HYBE share price bounces 3% after Jungkook breaks Spotify record with nearly 16m debut-day global streams of Seven

It's the biggest opening day of any track in 2023 on Spotify, and the biggest ever opening for a collaboration
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The 3 major music companies employed over 27,000 people between them last year – up by 6,660 on 2017

MBW digs into the filings of the Big Three to reveal how many people were employed by their organizations in 2022
Analysis Data News

Who owns Universal Music Group today?

Music Business Worldwide digs into the numbers behind the institutional shareholders of the largest company in music rights
Analysis Data

Sony generated $2.18bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q1, up 9.7% YoY

SZA's SOS was Sony Music Entertainment's biggest-selling project globally in the quarter
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PRS For Music: Annual revenues and payouts to members (MBW Data)

UK collection society, PRS For Music, typically announces its annual results in Q1 each year.
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Kobalt Music Group: Annual revenues (MBW Data)

Kobalt's business is comprised of two key divisions: Kobalt Music Publishing, and collection society, AMRA.
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BMG: Half-year revenue and operating EBITDA (MBW Data)

In H1 2022 (to end of June), Berlin-headquartered BMG posted EUR €371 million in revenues, up 25% YoY.
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BMG: Annual revenue and operating EBITDA (MBW Data)

In FY 2022 (to end of December last year), Berlin-headquartered BMG posted EUR €866 million in revenues, up 30.6% YoY

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