Roblox In The News

Roblox launches music charts as part of push into music discovery

Gaming platform also formally announced its DistroKid integration at the Roblox Developers Conference (RDC)

From Universal’s Meta deal to a new AI-powered music streaming service… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…

Roblox strikes deal with DistroKid – but indie artists won’t be paid any money from it

Roblox revenues are forecast to hit $3.5bn across the course of this year

As HYBE raises $80m for its gaming business, could it try to emulate Sony Corp’s cross-media strategy?

New 'HYBE 2.0' global strategy could look to borrow elements of Sony's longstanding multi-divisional structure

Roblox revenue up 31% in Q2 to $893m as Daily Active Users hit record 79.5m; CFO exits

Gaming giant Roblox has posted its financial results for the three months to the end of June

Warner Music partners with STYNGR on ad-free radio for Roblox

The partnership aims to create new revenue streams for artists and songwriters

‘It is unethical for generative AI companies to make money off the backs of artists and songwriters, without compensation or attribution.’

The following op/ed comes from Tracy Chan, a former SoundCloud, Twitch, and Spotify executive and currently the CEO of Australia-born AI music company Splash

Metaverse studio Karta’s Fortnite game Beat Builder hits 100,000 players

Karta's long-term goal is to integrate established artists directly into Fortnite, providing a platform for them to connect with fans