Analysis News From Universal’s Meta deal to a new AI-powered music streaming service… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis News On… the delicate power balance between Spotify and Universal Music Group (and why UMG might end up turning the screw on Spotify’s free tier). It's a complicated relationship – in which both parties need each other.
News Spotify is introducing comments to its podcasts. Are music tracks next? Spotify could follow YouTube, SoundCloud and China's streaming services in upping interactivity on its platform
News Merlin launches ‘Merlin Connect’ to provide tech platforms with licensed indie music Merlin developed the new tool in response to growing concerns about artificial intelligence and its impact on artistic creation
Analysis News Bill Ackman, a major Universal Music shareholder, just got richer – and much more ambitious. What might this mean for UMG? How Pershing Square's new money-game connects to Universal Music Group – and the music business at large
Analysis News Sony Music Group boss Rob Stringer talks acquisitions, artificial intelligence and how music streaming services should start charging free users Sony Music wants to see an end to free music subscriptions, and 5 other things we learned from its latest investor presentation
News Universal Music Publishing inks exclusive worldwide deal with China’s Cheerful Music Cheerful Music's catalog includes hits like YI XIAO JIANG HU (KE MU SAN), which has amassed more than 50bn views on Douyin
News NetEase Cloud Music strikes licensing deal with South Korea’s Kakao Entertainment in latest move to expand K-pop library NetEase has already signed licensing deals with K-pop companies like JYP
Music Business Jobs Feel For Music Feel For Music – Music Supervisor (UK) A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in either music, games or media is requiredJob type: ProductionLocation: London, United KingdomApplications for this position have now closed.
News Universal Music Greater China partners with TF Entertainment to push C-Pop stars to global stage TF Entertainment is noted in China for having adapted the trainee system (originally used in K-pop) for the Chinese music business
Analysis Universal Music Group’s recent batch of international deals highlight 5 global trends to watch in 2024 From Latin Music to a booming Chinese market, these are the trends to watch out for in 2024.
News NetEase Cloud Music reports first-ever full-year net profit as paid music subscribers jump 15.3% to 44.1m Revenues from music services umped 17.6% year-over-year in 2023, the company said in its latest earnings report
Analysis TikTok vs. Universal Music Group: The Cremation of Once-Cuddlesome Relations Surveying the landscape of a battle between music's biggest rightsholder and ByteDance's video juggernaut
News Riot Games cuts 530 roles globally as it ‘more tightly integrates esports, music, and entertainment’ with its games Riot Games is laying off around 11% of its workforce
Analysis Primary Wave could buy a ‘music platform’. Here’s 4 ideas about what it might acquire… Company teased that it was targeting a music platform last week. Which areas will it be considering?