Analysis Observations on Universal Music Group’s 2024 restructuring program The 'why', the 'where', and the 'how many' of the music biz's biggest story of the moment under the microscope
Interviews ‘I was speaking up in high-pressure environments, in meetings, trying to make an impact.’ Our latest feature in partnership with the brilliant Did Ya Know? podcast sees Adrian Sykes talk to Travis Beckford, co-founder of THE FUTURE IS
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News DistroDirect expands global reach with key hires in India, US, UK and Latin America "Developing key relationships in local markets drives better outcomes for artists," CEO Andy Irvine says
News Is Believe about to come off the stock market and re-privatize? Company's shareholders are reportedly exploring potential bids to go private
Analysis News Taylor Swift’s music is streamed more in the US than the entire Jazz and Classical genres Swift claimed an audio stream market share of 1.28%; her market share including record sales was even bigger, at 1.79%
News Beatport’s founding members launch ambient record label Sacred Society Music Group The label has introduced a collection of over 55 tracks and more than six hours of immersive content
News Web3 and ‘superfan’ platform Tune.FM raises $20m from LDA Capital Tune.fm promises artists larger streaming income through blockchain micropayments and an NFT marketplace
Analysis News From 45m unplayed tracks on streaming services to SoundCloud’s potential sale… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days...
News Mahogany signs partnership with Believe as it prepares to launch distro service for DIY artists Mahogany says it plans to launch distro service Mahogany Songs within the next few months
News Phil Bauer named President of DistroKid – company founder Philip Kaplan transitions from CEO to Chairman DistroKid claims to be the world’s largest distributor of independent music, and estimates that it distributes 30-40% of all new music in the world
News TikTok parent to shut down music streaming service Resso in India "Unfortunately, owing to local market conditions, we can no longer continue to serve users of Resso in India."
Analysis News 158 million tracks had 1,000 plays or fewer on music streaming services last year. 45 million had no plays at all. The number of tracks with no plays on audio streaming platforms jumped by 7.7 million over the past year, according to a new Luminate report
News Music industry applauds introduction of ‘No AI FRAUD Act’ in US Congress The proposed law would establish 'an intellectual property right that every individual holds over their own likeness and voice'
News Reservoir and PopArabia strike catalog deal with ‘Queen of Arab Pop’ Nancy Ajram Ajram was the biggest-selling female singer in the Middle East in the 2000s, and released the first Arabic-language song to hit Billboard's Dance/Electronic Songs chart