Spotify In The News

‘Being a publisher in 2023 is so different to what it was previously — you can’t just sit there and hope the song’s value will be appreciated, you’ve got to do the work.’

MBW's Inspiring Women series interviews Warner Chappell Music COO and Co-Chair Carianne Marshall

The story of Trefuego’s TikTok hit 90mh – and Sony’s bid to scrub it from the internet

It was a TikTok viral hit with hundreds of millions of streams – before Sony issued a copyright takedown. But five months on, it won't go away.

From the 5 stats that will define the music business in 2023 to UMG being sued over its Spotify equity ownership… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

Our biggest stories of the week, brought to you in association with Centtrip

Universal Music Group sued over its Spotify equity ownership by artist in class action lawsuit

Black Sheep says it should have received equity from UMG's holding in Daniel Ek's company

5 numbers that will come to define the music business in 2023

MBW picks out a handful of statistics underpinning some of the red-hot issues bubbling away as we type...

The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ overtakes Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You’ to become Spotify’s most-streamed track of all time

There's a new No. 1 in Spotify's all-time-most-streamed rankings

Deezer admits data breach that potentially exposed over 220 million users’ info

Deezer blames third-party partner for information being hacked

Universal Music Group finished 2022 worth nearly three times as much as Spotify

Warner Music Group is worth more than SPOT, too, following a troubling year for the streamer's investors