Analysis News The Top 10 hits in the US last year accounted for fewer than 1 in every 200 streams The US's Top 10 streaming hits, combined, were cumulatively responsible for less than 0.5% of all on-demand audio plays in the US annually
Interviews ‘With every artist, with every record, I’m trying to have the biggest hit in the world.’ Nick Raphael is back. At the helm of a new company, NWS Music Group, alongside his old friend and previous business partner Christian Tattersfield – and as ambitious and opinionated as ever…
News Over 80% of Apple Music subscribers listened to Spatial Audio in 2022 Apple Music launched Spatial Audio with support for Dolby Atmos in June 2021
News Sir Lucian Grainge: Music needs a new streaming payout model… and we’re working on it. Universal boss takes aim at streaming models that he says are being gamed by 'bad actors'
News Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK and Frank Ocean to headline 2023 Coachella Other acts include Gorillaz, Burna Boy, The Chemical Brothers, Blondie and Becky G
News TikTok strikes licensing deal with Warner-backed Rotana Music Group Rotana is claimed to be 'the largest record label and music repertoire holder in the Arab world'.
News Music industry veterans Howie Singer and Adam Parness join Beatdapp advisory board Former SVP and Chief Strategic Technologist of Warner Music and Former Global Head of Music Publishing at Spotify join Beatdapp
Interviews ‘Being a publisher in 2023 is so different to what it was previously — you can’t just sit there and hope the song’s value will be appreciated, you’ve got to do the work.’ MBW's Inspiring Women series interviews Warner Chappell Music COO and Co-Chair Carianne Marshall
Analysis News The story of Trefuego’s TikTok hit 90mh – and Sony’s bid to scrub it from the internet It was a TikTok viral hit with hundreds of millions of streams – before Sony issued a copyright takedown. But five months on, it won't go away.
News Sony Music settles trademark lawsuit over Future’s ‘High Off Life’ album Complaint was originally filed in 2020
News Triller didn’t end up completing an IPO in 2022. Now it’s being sued by Universal Music Group Complaint follows lawsuit filed by Sony Music in 2022
Analysis News 5 numbers that will come to define the music business in 2023 MBW picks out a handful of statistics underpinning some of the red-hot issues bubbling away as we type...
Interviews Key Songs in the Life Of… Stuart Camp Ed Sheeran's manager picks the five songs that have meant the most to him in his life and career to date
News Deezer admits data breach that potentially exposed over 220 million users’ info Deezer blames third-party partner for information being hacked
News Copyright Royalty Board officially accepts new rates that will see songwriters paid more in the US over the next 5 years The services which will be affected by / bound to the new CRB IV rates are: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Google / YouTube Music, Pandora, and Spotify