IFPI In The News

MBW’s Weekly Roundup: IFPI, BMG x KKR, Warner x Tencent, TuneIn, IMPALA

The biggest music industry stories of the week, all in one place

TuneIn loses appeal against judgment in Sony and Warner copyright infringement lawsuit in the UK

UK lawsuit was filed by Warner and Sony in 2017

Meet the Romanian record label with 2bn annual streams – and major global ambitions

Global Records is looking to add further international expansion, via serious investment, in 2021

Why we believe streaming subscription ARPU fell by around 8% globally for the record industry last year

MBW runs the numbers from the IFPI's must-read new Global Music Report covering 2020

Global recorded music revenues grew 7.4% to $21.6bn in 2020, in spite of the pandemic

Paid subscription streaming revenues increased by 18.5% last year

Another nine-figure music industry acquisition is coming… and it’s Brazilian

MBW understands that Som Livre is attracting interest at a $250m-plus valuation

MBW’s Weekly Roundup: Epidemic Sound, Songtradr, IFPI, TuneCore, NFTs

The biggest music industry stories of the week, all in one place

BTS were the world’s biggest-selling recording artist last year. But for the first time ever, no British acts made the Top 10.

Universal Music Group acts claimed nine (and a bit) in the IFPI's Top 10 chart