Martin Mills In The News

As YouTube Music hits 100m paid subscribers, Lyor Cohen says the platform ‘cares profoundly about the health of the music industry’

YouTube has surpassed 100 million paid YouTube Music and Premium subscribers worldwide

Darius Van Arman reappointed Merlin Chairperson as indie label agency elects new Board

Merlin’s newly elected Board hails from 12 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, and Oceania

[PIAS] boss Kenny Gates on Deezer x Universal’s ‘artist-centric’ model: ‘For labels who invest every year, relentlessly, in new talent, this has to be good news.’

Thought the debate had died down? Think again...

Rough Trade expands independent music retail business into Germany

Rough Trade Retail is part of the wider Rough Trade brand, which also includes Rough Trade Records

Beggars Group’s revenue up 13.9% YoY in 2022, but inflation, stagnant streaming prices take bite out of profit

UK-headquartered firm recently revealed its earnings for 2022 in a regulatory filing to UK Companies House

‘We should all be keeping a close eye on HYBE and how it fares in its quest to rival major labels on a worldwide basis.’

The following op/ed from MBW founder Tim Ingham first appeared as the leader in the latest issue of MBW’s premium quarterly sister publication, MBUK

Beggars Group profits jumped 55% in 2021, as US rights to Adele’s first 3 albums reverted back to XL Recordings

UK-based company turned over GBP £80 million last year

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