Sir Lucian Grainge In The News

Damon Albarn, Kate Bush among 1,000+ artists to release silent album protesting UK’s AI copyright plans

Track list spells out “The British government must not legalize music theft to benefit AI companies.”

Major record company bosses back campaign against UK AI copyright proposal

The heads of Universal Music, Sony Music and Warner Music have thrown their weight behind a Daily Mail campaign urging the government to protect creators’ rights

News

Germany’s recorded music business generated $2.58bn in 2024, up 7.8% YoY

Streaming alone saw growth of 12.6% YoY and accounted for 78.1% of music revenue

Interviews

After paying out nearly 1,500 advances of between $1,000 and $10m+ to date, and with access to ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ in funding, beatBread launches Deal Comparison Tool for indie artists and labels

beatBread CEO Peter Sinclair on why and how the company developed its data-driven comparison tool

Analysis

On… Universal’s Asian Adventure

MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events or news stories.

News

Spotify to launch ‘Music Pro’ service with superfan perks like early-access tickets and AI remix tool… for up to $5.99 more per month (report)

Spotify's long-touted $18 per month superfan tier could be launched this year

News

Universal acquires majority stake in Japanese music company A-Sketch

A-Sketch operates as both an artist management business and record label

Analysis News

From Warner’s Spotify and Amazon deals to Sir Lucian Grainge’s 2025 memo… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

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