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Music's biggest companies are determined to better monetize 'superfans' on streaming platforms. Audius is already doing it.

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Music’s biggest companies are determined to better monetize ‘superfans’ on streaming platforms. Audius is already doing it.

Audius co-founder Forrest Browning joins the latest MBW podcast

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Austin Daboh on music, tech, AI, and the future of artist marketing

The Atlantic Records UK EVP joins the Music Business Worldwide podcast

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Can this Swedish entrepreneur unlock $40 billion in new money for the music business?

Ola Sars, founder of Soundtrack Your Brand, explains his vision for a much bigger music rights industry

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Fewer DIY artists generated over $10k on Spotify in 2022 than they did in 2021 (according to Spotify’s own figures – update).

MBW founder Tim Ingham takes a hard look at Spotify's latest figures regarding independent artists and what they're paid on the platform

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Why is Spotify copying TikTok? To cling on to power.

MBW founder, Tim Ingham delves behind a major recent entertainment industry headline to explain what's really going on

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He built TikTok’s music AI tech. But he says robots will never replace human songwriters.

Ed Newton-Rex joins MBW's podcast to talk AI, TikTok, and why we shouldn't be scared of the robots

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As ChatGPT sets the internet aflame, will AI write the lyrics of tomorrow’s hits?

Dr. Maya Ackerman talks AI, ChatGPT, and human creativity on the latest MBW Podcast

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These worrying stats send a clear message: The music biz needs a Spotify price rise… now.

The latest episode of MBW's Talking Trends dives into important new data out of the UK

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Lyor Cohen: ‘The music industry is facing one of our biggest crises to date.’

Cohen argues that YouTube Shorts offers a distinctive difference to the likes of TikTok or Instagram Reels

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Per Sundin on ABBA, Pophouse’s acquisition strategy – and why he thinks the smartest people at record companies will soon be working on catalog

The CEO of Pophouse Entertainment, and former CEO of Universal Music Sweden, joins the MBW Podcast

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Where are all the Kate Bush T-shirts?

Welcome to the latest episode of Talking Trends from Music Business Worldwide (MBW) – where we go deep behind the headlines of news stories affecting the entertainment industry. Talking Trends is supported by Voly Music. According to Spotify, Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) was officially its biggest ‘Song Of The Summer’ in … Continued

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