Music Business Worldwide In The News

From the ‘fake Drake’ AI track to BMG integrating frontline and catalog… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories on MBW from the past seven days

Thoughts on Ghostwriter, Drake, AI… and why the music industry shouldn’t panic

Andy Chatterley gives his perspective on the story the whole business is talking about

From Universal clamping down on AI copycats to Latin music’s $1bn in the US… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories on MBW from the past seven days

From Meta’s competition probe in Italy to Robert Kyncl’s ‘multiplier’ plan… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories on MBW from the past seven days

‘Until there is a Black British superstar that everyone in the building gets behind, in the same way that they’ve done with Ed Sheeran, Adele and Dua Lipa, then there is no change.’

Adrian Sykes talks to David Miller about his career, how and why he now lives and works in the States, and the problems with the UK industry…

From Warner’s lay-offs to Believe’s big buy… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories on MBW from the past seven days

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

38 million tracks on music streaming services were played ZERO times in 2022. (Or: why Spotify should take a leaf out of Elon Musk’s book.)

Should Spotify, in a quest to improve its margin, start playing hardball with its least successful artists?