Interviews Her global hit’s been played millions of times on YouTube and Spotify. So why is it only earning this songwriter £4 a day? 'Where's my money gone!?'
Analysis 94% of Radio 1’s most-played songs in 2014 were major label releases Radio 2 Top 50 contains exactly the same major/indie ratio
News These two major label bosses disagree over free Spotify… 5 years apart Bronfman in 2010: 'Free streaming services are clearly not net positive for the industry'
News Deezer plans 2020 User-Centric Payment System pilot launch – if it can get rightsholders to sign up Companies that support Deezer’s UCPS proposal so far include Because Music, Wagram Music, Play Two, Idol and others
News Believe restructures global organization to ‘accelerate artist development strategy’ Romain Becker named Group COO, Elsa Bahamonde Bourgain to lead combined Artist Services and Label & Artist Solutions
Analysis News Believe generated $800m in annual revenues in 2022, up 31.8% YoY Company's full-year financial results were published on Wednesday, March 15
Analysis News TikTok, Meta, Russia, and 37% growth: 5 things we learned from Believe’s Q3 earnings call Denis Ladegaillerie and Xavier Dumont tackle analyst questions, hinting at future trends in the business
News Some music companies are nervous about a ‘challenging economic climate’. Believe just increased its FY revenue forecast for 2022. Believe's group revenue growth in H1 was up 35.4% YoY to €352.2 million.
News Believe generated revenues of $182m in Q1, up 30.9% YoY Believe also reports that its digital revenues were up 35.3% in Q1
News Believe acquires 51% stake in French indie label Jo&Co Jo&Co founder, Sébastien Saussez, will continue managing the label
News Believe acquires 15% stake in Philippines-based Viva Music and Artists Group for $26m Company is one of the largest labels in South-East Asia
News Believe buys controlling stake in India-based label Think Music for $14.6m Believe has acquired a 76% stake in the company
News From Live Nation’s $2.7bn Q3 revenues to HYBE’s NFT joint venture: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter
Interviews ‘In some ways, I think the label model as we know it is dead.’ How French company Throne Music plans to sign, innovate and partner its way to success in the States