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Substack isn’t the right model for music. But there’s still a future to believe in.

MBW Views is a series of exclusive op/eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following comes from Matt Jones, CEO of Medallion and former CEO of Songkick. Jones has spent over 15 years building direct-to-fan platforms and has facilitated hundreds of millions in artist revenue through various fan engagement models. Substack … Continued

Interviews

Key Songs In The Life Of… Katie Welle

Sony Music Publishing's President, Head of US A&R takes us on a musical journey into her past - and gives us a peek into some music in her future

News

HYBE revenues topped $500M in Q2, up 10.2% YoY – as country music starred for its US labels

Group revenue climbed 10.2% YoY in Q2 to 705.6 billion South Korean won, while operating profit jumped 29% YoY to 65.9 billion won.

News

TikTok sets new livestreaming record with 74M Tomorrowland viewers

The latest figure marks a 362.5% jump from the 16 million viewers who watched the same festival on TikTok in 2023, according to TikTok data.

Interviews

Rafael Ricardo Jiménez-Dan on building Rimas, staying independent, and why he’s all in on music publishing

The founder of one of the world's most important independent labels speaks out on its foundations, and the future of the business

News

Rayna Bass and Selim Bouab appointed to Co-President roles at Atlantic Music Group; Lanre Gaba moves to advisory EVP position

300 Entertainment was acquired by Warner Music Group in 2021 in a $400 million cash deal

News

Marsha St. Hubert named Co-President, 10K Projects and EVP, Atlantic Music Group

Based in New York, St. Hubert will now report to AMG CEO Elliot Grainge

News

NetEase Cloud Music sues SM Entertainment over market dominance claims (report)

In January, NetEase Cloud Music secured a temporary deal to keep SM's catalog available beyond the January 31 contract deadline.

News

US District Judge denies Shira Perlmutter’s preliminary injunction motion in Copyright Office dispute

US District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled on Wednesday (July 30) that Perlmutter failed to demonstrate irreparable harm warranting emergency relief

News

Why Netflix’s ‘Hitmakers’ might teach your average viewer about songwriting – and even get them thinking about ‘fair pay’

JHart discusses his appearance on new music-themed show from the makers of Selling Sunset

Interviews

Sean Momberger: ‘If this happened when I was 21, who knows what would have happened? It probably would have been too much.’

Sean Momberger tells his side of the Not Like Us creation story and also discusses his collaboration with Mustard, the secret of successful sampling, and why AI is the future

Analysis

Learnings from Spotify’s Q2 2025 earnings call… including what the company (didn’t) say about that long-awaited ‘Music Pro’ tier

MBW's key takeaways from the green giant's latest grilling from investment analysts

Interviews

Why Primary Wave – and the Marley estate – could be sitting on a goldmine with new Bob Marley show, Hope Road

Larry Mestel gives MBW a peek behind the curtain of his company's new Vegas show – and the future of 'name, image, and likeness' in music

Interviews

ONErpm’s Emmanuel Zunz: ‘There are no more distribution companies, there are no more record labels. There are just companies providing solutions to creators.’

ONErpm founder Emmanuel Zunz on hitting $300m revenue, the Universal/Downtown deal, and why traditional music industry categories are dead to him

News

‘Super listeners’ make up just 2% of an artist’s monthly streaming audience, yet buy 50% of concert tickets, Spotify says

Spotify may have just identified the 'super-superfans' who truly drive an artist's career