News The Great Rock N(FT) Roll Swindle Eamonn Forde raises some concerns over a potential music biz bubble – in which the non-fungible get filthy and furious…
Analysis News Kate Bush had the biggest record in the UK last week, but she’s not No.1 on the Official Chart. This is a watershed moment for a music industry struggling to understand the meaning of ‘new’. Kate Bush has been robbed in her home nation. The music industry must learn lessons from what it says.
Analysis News Music’s biggest companies are waiting for a Spotify price rise. For now, Spotify isn’t budging. Daniel Ek is wondering if Netflix "didn't get ahead of itself" with its streaming price rises...
Analysis Blog ‘Music creation has changed, fan behavior has changed, and therefore, artists’ needs for digital music distribution have changed too.’ The following MBW op/ed comes from Andreea Gleeson, Chief Executive Officer of DIY distribution company TuneCore
Analysis News Spotify says it can hit 1bn users globally by 2030. But its MAU growth is slowing in Latin America. MBW analysis shows that Spotify's LatAm MAU growth was smaller in 2021 than it was in 2020
News Robby Hoffman joins Primary Wave talent management division Company’s roster of management clients includes Melissa Etheridge, Cypress Hill, CeeLo Green and more
News Songtradr buys AI metadata and music search company, Musicube Musicube uses neural networks and proprietary artificial intelligence
News Tim Blacksmith and Danny D awarded for services to music in Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Honours Tim Blacksmith and Danny D receive MBEs for services to music
Analysis News The major labels face an uphill battle for streaming market share. Here’s how they might fight back. The majors and Merlin have lost 10% of market share on Spotify in the past four years. What are they going to do about it?
News Ben Kline and Cris Lacy named Co-Presidents of Warner Music Nashville, as John Esposito transitions to Chairman Emeritus role Warner Music Nashville reveals leadership shakeup
News From The Weeknd’s ‘crypto powered’ tour to BeatStars’ $200m paid out to creators: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter
News Carol Ding appointed Senior Vice President & Head of Digital and Commercial at Universal Music Greater China Exec will be based in Beijing
News Spotify launches music career advice platform it says is ‘like an artist manager in your pocket’ New interactive career advice portal is called 'In Focus'
News B2B music firm Tuned Global to power Gabb Music streaming app for kids in the US App is powered by Tuned Global’s white-label streaming technology
News Music-for-retail company Vibenomics raises $12.3m in Series B Funding Round was led by Panoramic Ventures