IFPI In The News

Rami Mohsen appointed Managing Director of Sony Music Middle East

Mohsen previously served as the Head of Music - Middle East, North Africa & South Asia Subset at Spotify

TikTok Music is live in Brazil and Indonesia. What might this mean for Spotify?

MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points – and suggest what might happen next.

Analysis

Peloton paid the record industry more than TikTok last year, says Goldman Sachs (and 3 more revelations from financial giant’s latest ‘Music In The Air’ paper)

MBW combs through the latest iteration of one of music's most influential financial reports

Analysis News

TikTok launches premium-only ‘TikTok Music’ streaming service – and it’s licensed by all three majors

TikTok launches Spotify rival in Brazil and Indonesia

News

UK music licensing company PPL paid out a record £98m to musicians and recorded music rightsholders in June

PPL's quarterly payment of £98m marked a 37% YoY rise

Analysis

Universal is spending $50 million to boost its market share in Thailand. Expect more M&A activity in Asia to follow.

The majority-acquisition of RS Group in Thailand may indicate that more M&A swoops are on the way from Universal

Analysis Blog

‘Clustering reduces the risk of the wrong rights owners being paid and assists in making performer line-ups as complete and consistent as possible.’

PPL’s Chief Information Officer Mark Douglas examines the potential for ‘clustering’ to help solve problems ranging from accuracy to fraud…

News

Universal to acquire catalog of Thailand’s RS Group, inks partnership to expand presence in the market

RS Group is claimed to hold the second largest music catalog in Thailand