Goldman Sachs In The News

YouTube’s ads business is now bigger than the entire global record business

MBW predicts that YouTube's ad revenues could breach the $30 billion mark this year alone

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

Official: Blackstone is investing $1 billion in music rights via Merck Mercuriadis and Hipgnosis… and there could be billions more on the way.

Blackstone tells MBW "this is just the start" and that its ambition in music is "much more substantial"

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

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

Meet Universal Music Group’s new board

UMG has published the names of the new 10-person board, as of September 20, 2021

UnitedMasters is now offering $1m advances to indie artists, plus real-time streaming royalty pay-outs

Steve Stoute's company teams with beatBread and Paperchain to up its game in the world of financial tools

Pitbull becomes stakeholder in Peloton rival Echelon

Grammy-winning artist will also release a new song for the brand