Analysis The major record companies release around 3,900 tracks every day. Their problem? That’s a drop in the ocean. The major music companies release only 4% of the daily deluge of tracks hitting audio and video streaming services, new data shows.
News Primary Wave buys artist royalties of Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer and founding member, Bob Burns Company says 'multi-million dollar deal' encompasses all recordings from the band’s first two albums
News Apple Music Classical streaming app officially launches App is now available worldwide where Apple Music is offered
Analysis Blog What impact will Metallica’s pressing plant acquisition have on the vinyl industry? This op/ed comes from long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde
Analysis From $26.2 billion to TikTok defending itself… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories on MBW from the past seven days
Analysis 38 million tracks on music streaming services were played ZERO times in 2022. (Or: why Spotify should take a leaf out of Elon Musk’s book.) Should Spotify, in a quest to improve its margin, start playing hardball with its least successful artists?
Analysis Blog ‘Yes, AI is the future of music – but not in the way you’d think.’ The following op-ed comes from Oleg Stavitsky, CEO of AI-powered sound app Endel
News Downtown to make layoffs across various divisions (report) Unspecified number of roles will be affected across CD Baby, Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust and Downtown Music Holdings divisions
Interviews ‘I think I screamed, ‘F*** yeah!’, which may not have been the most appropriate thing to do.’ Ben Persky and Mason Klein, co-founders of Mixed Management, discuss their journey to Grammy success with Tobias Jesso Jr
Analysis Blog gamma, Downtown, Utopia, and the rise of the ‘Inside-Out Majors’ The following op/ed comes from UK-based Hunter Giles (pictured inset), who co-founded and leads Infinite Catalog, a royalty accounting software + service company.
News Warner Chappell launches Limited Edition Music partnership to sign alternative rock, pop, and country songwriters Greg Sowders, WCM’s SVP of A&R and Catalog to lead Limited Edition Music alongside former WCM A&R executive, Marc Wilson
Analysis News In a shock move, Meta has pulled music by Italian songwriters from its platforms. Is this connected to Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘Year of Efficiency’? A mega dispute is brewing in Italy between music publishers and Mark Zuckerberg's Meta
News Global recorded music revenues reached $31.2bn in 2022, but YoY growth slowed ‘significantly’ (report) Midia estimates highlight a slowdown in recorded music growth last year
Interviews Avex Inc. CEO Katsumi Kuroiwa on Japan, the modern music business, and global expansion MBW's World Leaders Series interviews Katsumi Kuroiwa, President and CEO of Japan's Avex Group
Analysis News Why is Spotify copying TikTok? To cling on to power. MBW founder, Tim Ingham delves behind a major recent entertainment industry headline to explain what's really going on