Analysis News 11 quick (and important) takeaways from IFPI’s Global Music Report 2025 The IFPI Global Music Report 2025 reveals a music industry continuing to grow – while facing new challenges and opportunities
News Warner’s ADA acquires music accounting tech platform RSDL.io Platform provides automated accounting tools
Interviews Andrew Klippel on Ourness, Royel Otis, and the ‘golden age’ of the music business MBW's Trailblazers series meets Andrew Klippel, co-founder of Australia-born music company Ourness
News Tom Corson to receive City of Hope’s 2025 Spirit of Life Award The Spirit of Life Gala has raised $170 million for cancer research center City of Hope over the past 50-plus years
News Music making platform Splice adds mic feature to mobile app The update allows songwriters and producers to record riffs, toplines, and new lyrics from their smartphones over “Stacks” made using Splice Create
Analysis News Global recorded music revenues hit $29.6bn in 2024, up 4.8% YoY; users of paid music subscriptions reach 752m Mexico has overtaken Australia to become the World's tenth-largest recorded music market.
News How Melodifestivalen impacts the domestic charts in Sweden, as the market picks its Eurovision contestant for 2025 KAJ won the event with their track Bara Bada Bastu and will represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest
News Ninja Tune partners with Reactional Music to tap $125.7B in-game economy Music currently accounts for less than 0.01% of in-game spending, but Reactional aims to change that
News Badshah launches label Pentertainment 0075 with support from Universal Music India Universal Music Group struck an exclusive global agreement with Badshah in 2021
News Spinnin’ Records Co-President Ewout Swart steps down; Warner Benelux boss Niels Walboomers to lead dance label in expanded role Label was acquired by Warner in 2017 in a deal worth over $100m
Analysis OpenAI is pushing for Donald Trump to weaken copyright protections in the US. Paul McCartney is fighting back. Letter signed by 400 creative types, including a Beatle, issued after startling submission to US government by OpenAI and Google
News Tencent Music has integrated DeepSeek into its streaming service (and 3 other things we learned on the company’s latest earnings call) China's largest operator of music streaming services says live music is becoming increasingly important to listeners
News HYBE acquires again, adding Los Angeles-based VIP experiences company Confirmed360 to its portfolio of subsidiaries 'HYBE AMERICA acquired Confirmed360, aiming to solidify its live events and experiences portfolio in the United States'.
Analysis Interviews 5 takeaways from a quick chat with Rob Stringer. The Sony Music Group boss sat down with MBW's Tim Ingham for a recent interview in London
Analysis News Deezer’s revenues grew 12.7% YoY to $586m in 2024, as operating loss narrows Deezer has published its financial results for the full year ending December 31, 2024
Analysis News US music trade revenue growth slumped last year… but don’t blame Spotify. Spotify confirms to MBW that its recorded music royalty payouts in the US last year grew by double-digits
Analysis News Recorded music streaming revenues grew by just 3.6% YoY in the United States in 2024 – dragged down by a decline in advertising payouts RIAA has published its 2024 Year End report for the world's largest recorded music market
News SESAC Performing Rights and New Music USA launch additional 3-year commitment to Reel Change: The Fund For Diversity In Film Scoring The fund, first established in 2020, has been renewed for another three years.