News Investor appetite for Roblox wanes as bookings drop 4% in Q2, missing forecasts Firm posted a net loss of $176.4 million in Q2
News Deezer to expand in Germany via partnership with broadcaster RTL Spotify rival looking to employ the same strategy it used in Brazil, Deezer’s No.2 market
Analysis News Warner Music Group revenues up 12.1% in calendar Q2; recorded music streaming up 2.7% A mixed bag of results for Warner, but double-digit increase achieved nonetheless – even as ad-funded streaming growth slows
Interviews ‘With Helix, I can work with any artist to achieve anything they want.’ Following a clean break from his partnership with Sony Music, pioneering hip-hop and dance music exec Patrick Moxey is excited and optimistic about going back to his indie roots...
News ONErpm launches global music publishing service, ONE Publishing, partnering with multiple PROs worldwide One Publishing launches globally for OneRPM clients across both premium and DIY services
News SoundCloud slashes a fifth of its global workforce, blaming ‘challenging economic climate’ News comes fives years after SoundCloud's last widespread cut of staff
News Annie Aberle promoted to Vice President, A&R at PULSE Music Group Aberle was previously Senior Creative Director, PULSE Music Group
News Kyle Elwin appointed People and Culture Lead at Merlin 'The opportunity to help nurture the people and culture at Merlin is an incredible opportunity,' said Elwin
Analysis From Suffering to Recovering: The stats that explain why the UK music industry is set for a dramatic post-lockdown comeback. Will Page crunches the numbers of the UK's live recovery, and streaming habits, to suggest a major rebound for the wiser business
Analysis Blog News How to justify Bruce Springsteen’s skyrocketing ticket prices MBW Reacts is a series of short comment pieces from the MBW team
Analysis News Sir Lucian Grainge on Universal’s new deal with Meta – and his belief that investment banks don’t ‘have the skill-sets or ability to exploit music rights’ Grainge was joined by Michael Nash and Boyd Muir on a call with analysts last week
Analysis News Is old music really exploding on TikTok, or has our definition of ‘catalog’ become outdated? New Chartmetric report shines a light on relevant data within much-discussed industry issue
Analysis News From Meta losing Kobalt’s catalog to Universal’s $2.7bn in Q2… It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week - and why they matter
News Lyrics platform Musixmatch secures strategic investment from TPG Growth Founded in 2010, Musixmatch claims to have assembled the world’s largest lyrics catalog
Analysis On the UK music industry market study: The show ain’t over till the IPO sings! Annabella Coldrick, CEO of the MMF, has her say on the Competition and Markets Authority's work