Analysis Subscription growth, super-premium, and short-form video’s ‘inadequate monetization’: 7 takeaways from Universal Music Group’s Q1 2025 earnings call Sir Lucian Grainge, Michael Nash, and Boyd Muir dug deep into the company's strategy and numbers on their Q1 call
News Sony Corp strikes strategic partnership with BandLab Technologies to bring spatial sound and other tools to the company’s millions of users Initial phase of partnership integrates Sony’s Spatial Sound technology; co-branded hub within BandLab to act as gateway for future offerings
News Epidemic Sound acquires AI startup Song Sleuth to tackle music’s ‘black box’ problem The Stockholm-based soundtracking platform is launching a new service called Aentidote aimed at identifying unclaimed and undistributed royalties
News HYBE revenues soared 39% YoY to record $349m in Q1, driven by tours and merch from SEVENTEEN, j-hope, ENHYPEN and other K-Pop stars HYBE surpassed the 500 billion South Korean won quarterly revenue mark for the first time in the first quarter of 2025.
Music Business Jobs Spanish Point Technologies Spanish Point Technologies – Product Owner / Project Manager – Music Industry Solutions (REMOTE) Required: 4+ years of experience in the music industry. Preferred: Knowledge of copyright management and royalty distribution within a CMO.Job type: TechLocation: Remote, HybridApplications for this position have now closed.
Analysis On… breaking down barriers to build bridges in the music business The following MBW op/ed comes from Dr. Portia Sabin, President of the Music Business Association
News IMPALA welcomes EU’s Downtown deal probe; UMG remains ‘confident’ $775M acquisition will close in H2 2025 IMPALA represents 6,000+ independent music companies in Europe
Music Business Jobs Warner Chappell Music Warner Chappell Music – UK Royalty Analyst (UK) Seeking a music lover who values creation and is passionate about servicing our songwriters and rightsholdersJob type: Data / AnalyticsLocation: London, United KingdomApplications for this position have now closed.
Music Business Jobs BMG BMG – Royalty Finance Specialist, 12m FTC (UK) Must have proven experience in music accounting ideally Recorded Music, A&R accounting and royalty finance processesJob type: FinanceLocation: London, United KingdomApplications for this position have now closed.
Music Business Jobs BMG BMG – Data Analyst, Royalties (UK) Must have proven experience in data management or data cleansing, preferably in the music industry or entertainment sector.Job type: Data / AnalyticsLocation: London, United KingdomApplications for this position have now closed.
News Confirmed: European competition regulator to assess UMG’s $775m acquisition of Downtown Music European Commission has accepted requests from Austria and the Netherlands to review the proposed acquisition
Music Business Jobs BMG BMG – Project Manager, Royalties / Finance (UK) Must have 5+ years of experience as a Project Leader or similar role in project management, and be a qualified accountant working in music finance and royalties at a senior levelJob type: FinanceLocation: London, United KingdomApplications for this position have now closed.
News HYBE teams up with Spanish-language TV giant Telemundo on ‘first-of-its-kind’ competition and reality show to form a Regional Mexican group Members of the winning group will win $100,000 and a recording contract with HYBE Latin America
Interviews Oscar Höglund talks Epidemic Sound’s revenue growth and vast reach: ‘We get roughly 3bn daily views. That’s 20 Super Bowls per day, 365 days per year.’ MBW's World Leaders series meets Oscar Höglund, CEO of Epidemic Sound
News Universal Music Group Nashville rebrands as Music Corporation of America Mike Harris to Lead as President & CEO, and Dave Cobb as Chief Creative Officer