Interviews ‘I would never just show up at the party just because there’s an invitation; I have to believe I can make a contribution’ Legendary producer Daniel Lanois on his role in U2's global breakthrough, two of Bob Dylan's career highlights and the importance of trust
News Béatrice Dumurgier appointed Chief Operating Officer of Believe Exec "has a proven track record of successfully steering and scaling businesses", says Believe
News Some music companies are nervous about a ‘challenging economic climate’. Believe just increased its FY revenue forecast for 2022. Believe's group revenue growth in H1 was up 35.4% YoY to €352.2 million.
News Believe CEO accuses major record companies of lobbying streaming platforms to lower royalty rates for DIY artists Majors are pressuring the likes of Spotify to give superstars better rates, says French exec – and he doesn't love it
Analysis News Major music companies lost billions in value last week after a report led people to believe streaming subscriptions are ‘shrinking’ in the UK. MBW doesn’t think that idea smells quite right – and we’re not alone. Why we don't think the UK subscription market actually 'shrunk' in Q1
News Believe generated revenues of $182m in Q1, up 30.9% YoY Believe also reports that its digital revenues were up 35.3% in Q1
News Believe renews deals with NetEase Cloud Music and Tencent Music Entertainment 'We are thrilled to have renewed our deals with both TME and NetEase Cloud Music,' said Sylvain Delange, Believe's Managing Director, APAC
News MBW is launching a new interview series, Trailblazers, supported by Believe Look out for our first interview in this series with Luis Sanchez – the CEO and founder of Mexico-based record label, AfinArte
News Alex Kennedy named Managing Director for the UK at Believe Kennedy's appointment confirms the company's investment in the world’s 4th music market
Interviews ‘I believe that today we are in a place where Indian music can cross over globally.’ Times Music COO, Mandar Thakur, discusses the country's industry as part of our World Leaders series
News From Believe’s $682m revenues to music’s next big-money buyout: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter
News Believe generated $682m in annual revenues last year, up 30.7% YoY New results announced by Paris-headquartered company
Analysis News Kobalt and Downtown cut ties with Russia; Believe continues to operate in market but is ‘monitoring the situation very closely’ Will CISAC suspend Russian PRO from its global membership?
News Believe muscles in on the majors, with landmark performance on French album chart in 2021 "This illustrates Believe's ability to become a leader in one of the world's largest markets with a model that combined organic growth with strategic partnerships."
News Believe inks global licensing deal with TikTok rival Kuaishou Deal covers use of 60-second clips of music in user-generated content on the app