Interviews Will Page on streaming pricing, music’s revenue ‘pie’ – and why the global record industry is more local than ever The author and former Chief Economist at Spotify discusses multiple hot topics with MBW founder Tim Ingham
Interviews ‘Madizin Music is redefining the traditional relationship between artists and labels.’ Madizin Music Managing Director Pat Benzner on Schlager, Deutchpop and Germany's music business...
News Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI and Meta over alleged copyright infringement in AI training Silverman is one of three book authors suing OpenAI and Meta
Analysis Peloton paid the record industry more than TikTok last year, says Goldman Sachs (and 3 more revelations from financial giant’s latest ‘Music In The Air’ paper) MBW combs through the latest iteration of one of music's most influential financial reports
News Faryal Khan-Thompson named SVP of Marketing and Community Engagement at CD Baby Khan-Thompson joins from TuneCore where she served as VP, International
Analysis News From Universal’s $50m deal in Thailand to TikTok’s new music streaming service… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The headlines from the past week you can't afford to miss...
News Swedish collection society STIM’s payouts hit record $217m in 2022 The society revealed the figures in its annual report for 2022
Analysis News TikTok launches premium-only ‘TikTok Music’ streaming service – and it’s licensed by all three majors TikTok launches Spotify rival in Brazil and Indonesia
Interviews Instrumental invites independent labels to join its AI-powered ‘Label Builder’ program – with guaranteed 20% streaming revenue growth Conrad Withey and team explain Instrumental's confidence in promising indie label clients a revenue uplift from streaming
Analysis News Queen shows no sign of fading into history as band’s earnings jump 4.3% to $50m in 2022 Latest annual report published by Queen Productions Ltd.
Analysis TikTok’s parent has launched an AI music making app. What might this mean for the video platform’s music licensing talks? How might the launch of Ripple, an AI-powered music making app, play into the short-form video platform's future licensing negotiations
News SoundCloud teams up with Squarespace, Adobe, Discord, and Rap Plug to expand ‘SoundCloud for Artists’ member benefits The collaborations expand SoundCloud's 'SoundCloud for Artists' Member Benefits program
News Wissam Khodur, a.k.a Eslam Jawaad, joins PopArabia as VP of A&R and Acquisitions He was was most recently Spotify’s Head of the Middle East and North Africa
News Sony Music Latin partners with Switzerland-based interactive entertainment firm Nexoom Nexoom specializes in livestreaming, esports, gaming, music, sports and non-gaming content
News Tidal to become latest music streaming platform to raise subscription prices Price for the Tidal Hi-Fi subscription will go up from $9.99 to $10.99 per month in the US