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 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 Shopify invests in music commerce app Single The company has also launched token-gated commerce and content features to its app
News Luis Bonilla promoted to Chief Technology Officer at SoundExchange He previously served as the company's Senior Vice President of Operations
Analysis News Sony generated over $2bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q2; recorded music revenues were up 11.2% YoY Recorded music streaming revenues were up 7.9% YoY in the quarter, MBW calculates
News Bruce Springsteen’s manager Jon Landau breaks silence on $5,000 tour tickets Landau defends pricing, which has been based on market demand
Analysis Blog What’s music’s next new format? This op/ed comes from Inder Phull, CEO and co-founder of gaming and music metaverse company PIXELYNX
Analysis Blog Interviews Why I’m doubling our investment in the UK music industry, just when people say it’s losing global power. Lucas Keller’s belief in the hit-making ability of British songwriters, producers and artists is unwavering...
Interviews Strange Fruits has tens of billions of streams – but it’s not without controversy. Its 25-year-old founder speaks out. Stef van Vugt, founder of Fruits Music, answers MBW's questions on our latest podcast
News $6 million in crypto tokens stolen by hackers from blockchain music streaming platform Audius A hacker traded digital AUDIO tokens for less than $1.1 million worth of Ethereum
News Big result for major record companies, as UK competition watchdog dismisses need for music market investigation BPI celebrates, Hipgnosis expresses disappointment, at long-awaited conclusions
News Facebook will now directly share a proportion of ad revenue with music rightsholders for UGC videos. Your move, TikTok… A big move from Mark Zuckerberg's company, as it lays down gauntlet to TikTok
News Kobalt is pulling its 700,000 songs off Facebook and Instagram. Is the music biz headed for a historic bust-up with Meta? News comes just days after Epidemic Sound launched a $142m lawsuit against Meta for alleged infringement
Analysis News On SoundCloud’s new deal with Warner Music (or why the debate over Fan-Powered Royalties is more complicated than ‘fairness’). A bold and brave agreement between two forward-thinking companies. But can FPR ever go 'mainstream'?
Interviews ‘There’s no better feeling than seeing your friends do well.’ Golden Boy Entertainment founder Terry Appiasei is the manager behind UK rap star Tion Wayne, who scored his (and drill’s) first UK No.1 in 2021 with Body, and has kept succeeding ever since.