Music Business News: United States

From Bad Bunny’s 18.5bn Spotify streams to Universal acquiring a 49% stake in [PIAS]… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

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Now Triller says it’s exploring revenue share deals with major labels (while being sued by Sony)

Triller spokesperson responds to news of labels' music being removed from service and reveals revenue share plans

In 2021, Bad Bunny was the world’s biggest artist on Spotify with 9bn streams. This year, he doubled that tally.

Bad Bunny received more than 18.5 billion streams this year

Music audio streams just crossed the 1 trillion mark for the first time ever in a single year in the US

US market monitor Luminate reports total US music streams figure for 2022

Martin Kierszenbaum on working with Sting, streaming’s impact on A&R, and why he’s a music biz optimist

The Cherrytree Music Company founder discusses his career and industry views within MBW's World's Greatest Managers series

Dani Oliva appointed VP of Business and Legal Affairs at Venice Music

Prior to joining Venice, Oliva founded Oliva Law Group, P.C. in 2017

Jamar Chess launches investment group to buy Latin Music rights

The firm's first deal, via Wahoo Music Fund One, is a 50% stake in the publishing and recording catalogs of Oro Solido

With more than 18.5bn streams in 2022, Bad Bunny is Spotify’s most-streamed artist globally for third straight year

Streaming giant unveils its Spotify Wrapped feature and stats for 2022