Analysis News When will TikTok start paying the music industry ‘properly’?The current 'buy-out' model is causing great concern amongst some music industry companies, MBW has learned
Interviews This AI expert just patented technology for Ingrooves that helps indie artists spend money smarter.SK Sharma, Ingrooves' Chief Analytics and AI Officer, on innovation in the music industry – and working with good people
Interviews I have seen the future of music. It’s scary, and utterly brilliant.Our mind has been blown by Soundful. Yours will be, too.
Analysis News With Netflix losing subscribers, is music’s own streaming party over?MBW founder Tim Ingham analyzes Netflix's surprise Q1 2022 downturn, and the impact it might have on Spotify
Analysis News Spotify just dropped a stat that changes everything about how you should judge the streaming economyMusic Business Worldwide's Talking Trends podcast delves into a major new revelation from Spotify
Analysis News Is this the real reason Epic Games acquired Bandcamp? (Clue: It’s got nothing to do with the metaverse.)Did shock acquisition have more to do with Big Tech commission rates than it did virtual worlds?
Analysis News Why are major music companies using other people’s money to buy copyrights?MBW founder Tim Ingham responds to recent music biz goings-on in our Talking Trends podcast
Analysis News Why Country music could be 2022’s big story in the catalog acquisition spaceRound Hill's Josh Gruss joins MBW's Tim Ingham to talk country, and the growth in the genre's value
Analysis News The fallout from Neil Young’s Spotify protest will go far beyond Joe RoganTim Ingham discusses consequences of Young's music removal on MBW's Talking Trends podcast
Interviews News He helped establish Spotify in the US, before selling his startup to Twitter. Now Sachin Doshi wants to transform podcasting at Podimo.Sachin Doshi joins the MBW Podcast to talk Spotify, overcoming your fears – and the future of podcasting
Interviews News Patrick Moxey on leaving Ultra Records, selling up to Sony… and why ambitions are sky-high for his new labelThe Ultra Records founder discusses his next move after shock exit from the legendary label he founded
News Why Sir Lucian Grainge got paid what he got paid in 2021 (and why it’s okay to be jealous of it)MBW founder Tim Ingham talks through Sir Lucian Grainge's on-time windfall in 2021 – and why he deserved it
Analysis News Could Spotify face $100 million-plus lawsuits over its comedy album faux pas?MBW's Talking Trends looks into a growing dispute on Daniel Ek's platform
Interviews For a fund with over $1bn to spend on music rights, Tempo is rather quiet. It likes things that way.Tempo CEO Josh Empson explains his Providence-owned fund's strategy in the music business
News Why it makes sense for Warner Music Group to buy David Bowie’s song catalogMBW's Talking Trends returns to discuss the biggest music biz stories this week
Interviews Meet the executive who was investing in music rights long before it was fashionable.Darren Michaelson, a long-time investor into music, gives his view on the market and where it's going
News What will be the aftermath of Travis Scott’s Astroworld? And is Vevo the major labels’ secret weapon?Welcome to the latest episode of Talking Trends, the weekly podcast from Music Business Worldwide
News UnitedMasters is worth $550m. Should it IPO?On Talking Trends, Louise Porter and MBW founder Tim Ingham discuss the music industry's "quiet giant" – the DIY distribution and tools sector