IFPI In The News

PPL paid artists and other rightsholders $21.5m in international neighboring rights money in Q1 – equivalent to nearly $240k a day

Prominent artists and producers who rely on PPL for their neighboring rights collections globally include eight-time Grammy winner Anderson .Paak and ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, plus Rita Ora, Steve Angello, and Trevor Horn

Analysis

The major record companies release around 3,900 tracks every day. Their problem? That’s a drop in the ocean.

The major music companies release only 4% of the daily deluge of tracks hitting audio and video streaming services, new data shows.

Interviews

‘Bad Bunny and Rosalia are just the tip of a very large artistic iceberg. The creative force of Latin Music is unstoppable.’

In this feature, we speak to Nando Luaces, CEO of Madrid-based distributor and Latin Music specialist Altafonte

Analysis

From $26.2 billion to TikTok defending itself… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories on MBW from the past seven days

News

Warner Music Czech Republic invests in hip-hop label, Mike Roft

Deal will see Warner Music become the sole distributor for all of Mike Roft’s roster

News

As France loses fifth largest recorded music market position to China, TikTok says: We’re not to blame for paid subscription growth slowdown

'There is no evidence to suggest TikTok is diverting music fans away from subscription streaming services,' says Global Head of Music at TikTok, Ole Obermann

Analysis

Goldman Sachs predicted the global recorded music biz would generate $27.9bn in 2022. It didn’t. Here’s why.

We're sorry. We're going to talk currency models. It's kinda important.

Interviews

‘Every artist, no matter how big they are, should have access to the same tools that any big company has.’

How Feature.fm's marketing tools can help artists use viral TikTok moments to grow their streaming audience