Analysis News Streaming fraud accounts for at least 1-3% of plays on services like Spotify and Deezer in France, shows investigation Landmark study into France's music industry focuses on illegitimate streaming practices
News Spotify just added 10,000 new Arabic songs to its platform via a licensing deal with Rotana Music Rotana is claimed to be the largest record label in the Middle East
Analysis News These worrying stats send a clear message: The music biz needs a Spotify price rise… now. The latest episode of MBW's Talking Trends dives into important new data out of the UK
News From the 5 stats that will define the music business in 2023 to UMG being sued over its Spotify equity ownership… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up Our biggest stories of the week, brought to you in association with Centtrip
Analysis News Universal Music Group sued over its Spotify equity ownership by artist in class action lawsuit Black Sheep says it should have received equity from UMG's holding in Daniel Ek's company
News The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ overtakes Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You’ to become Spotify’s most-streamed track of all time There's a new No. 1 in Spotify's all-time-most-streamed rankings
Analysis News Universal Music Group finished 2022 worth nearly three times as much as Spotify Warner Music Group is worth more than SPOT, too, following a troubling year for the streamer's investors
Analysis News From Bad Bunny’s 18.5bn Spotify streams to Universal acquiring a 49% stake in [PIAS]… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up Our biggest stories of the week, brought to you in association with Centtrip
Analysis News In 2021, Bad Bunny was the world’s biggest artist on Spotify with 9bn streams. This year, he doubled that tally. Bad Bunny received more than 18.5 billion streams this year
News With more than 18.5bn streams in 2022, Bad Bunny is Spotify’s most-streamed artist globally for third straight year Streaming giant unveils its Spotify Wrapped feature and stats for 2022
News Tech start-up Logcast unveils Spotify integration that lets creators charge for talk content Logcast investors include San Francisco-based VC firm Goodwater Capital
News Spotify rival Anghami reduces headcount by 22% as part of ‘sustained focus on profitability’ MENA-focused service has published its preliminary Q3 results
Analysis News Spotify considering buying MENA-focused rival Anghami (report) Anghami listed on the NASDAQ in New York in February
Analysis News Why ingesting 100,000 tracks a day may not prove sustainable for Spotify’s business in the long-term. Why it's worth keeping an eye on Spotify's hosting costs as over 100k tracks a day hit streaming platforms
Analysis News From UMG’s 13.3% YoY revenue growth in Q3 to Spotify’s 7m new subscribers… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up Our biggest stories of the week, brought to you in association with Centtrip