News Anghami monthly subs up 41% YoY in H1, according to preliminary results Total revenue grew 29% YoY to $21.1 million in H1 2022
Analysis News Paul Pacifico repped artists at the FAC, then indie labels at AIM. Is he now off to rep major labels at the BPI? Pacifico will continue as CEO until the end of the year
Analysis News TikTok owns a patent for a music service – and it’s hiring for ‘TikTok Music’ staff. TikTok owns a patent for a music platform in the US. But there's a twist...
Analysis Record labels are seeing slower growth from streaming. But growth is still growth. Talking Trends: MBW founder, Tim Ingham, looks at the latest numbers to tumble out of the music business
News From Warner Music Group’s revenues to Pollen going bust… It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories of the week, brought to you by MBW and Centtrip
News Dawn Olejar named EVP and GM at Verve Label Group; Jamie Krents named President of Verve, Impulse! And Verve Forecast Verve Label Group (VLG) comprises imprints including Decca Records US, Decca Classics, Deutsche Grammophon, Impulse! Records, Verve Records, and Verve Forecast
Analysis News Capitol Records just signed a virtual artist, FN Meka. He has over 10 million followers on TikTok. FN Meka has 10 million followers on TikTok
Analysis Blog Merck Mercuriadis on Lamont Dozier: ‘He was as important as any songwriter that has ever lived.’ Hipgnosis founder pays tribute to all-time great songwriter – while making a point about the rewards great composers get from the music industry
Analysis News Lamont Dozier: Universal Music Group, Motown, Hipgnosis, Sony Music Publishing pay tribute Major music industry names pay tribute to one of the greatest songwriters to emerge from the original Motown era
News Germany’s music publishing landscape transforms via €10m+ acquisition: Roba teams with fund to buy GERIG Deal includes many evergreen in the German market, plus carnival, pop hits and more
News Warner Music joins UMG in inking revenue-sharing deal with Facebook / Meta Deal was confirmed by Warner Music CEO Steve Cooper during an earnings call
News Session signs up as category sponsor at MBW’s 2022 A&R Awards in November High-profile Swedish start-up backs the UK industry's favourite awards event
News Investor appetite for Roblox wanes as bookings drop 4% in Q2, missing forecasts Firm posted a net loss of $176.4 million in Q2
News Germany’s record business generated $1bn in the first half of the year, up 5.5% YoY New H1 2022 figures have been published by German Music Industry Association (BVMI)
Analysis News Spotify has spent $1.2bn+ on companies to scale its non-music business over the past 3 years A round-up on acquisitions made by Spotify over the past three years
Interviews ‘Independent and self-distributed artists will continue to erode the market dominance of Universal, Sony and Warner.’ Downtown CCO Tracy Maddux on the firm's investment strategy, and his predictions for the independent artist sector...
Analysis News Music’s bond adventure continues, as SESAC and Hipgnosis both launch nine-figure offerings SESAC used the money raised to buy Audio Network; Hipgnosis' bonds will be priced next week. Both deals involve Blackstone.
News As live music bounces back after lockdown, Spotify dips a toe into concert ticket business Spotify tests concert ticket sales direct to fans