Analysis News Two artists say AI act Breaking Rust ripped them off. They won’t be the last. Three things you need to know about the ballooning Breaking Rust saga – and how it fits into a bigger story about AI music fakery...
Analysis On… influence, music’s ‘Big Three’, and a foreseeable brain drain As a marquee executive leaves Warner Music Group, the firm's industry positioning warrants pause for thought
Analysis On… Spotify’s billion-dollar pricing opportunity The following article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest ‘Tim’s Take’ email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
Analysis News KATSEYE Grammy nominations mark breakthrough for HYBE’s global expansion strategy… and 3 other things we learned from the firm’s Q3 earnings call MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events or news stories
Analysis News Spotify leadership talk price hikes, the company’s ‘ubiquity strategy’ and more on Q3 earnings call Spotify is making a big push into audiobooks and video, and so far, it appears to be paying off
Analysis On… Universal’s pincer move, and Suno’s legal loneliness This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest 'Tim's Take' email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
Analysis On… Spotify, Suno, and music’s potential AI endgame. This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest 'Tim's Take' email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
Analysis News What indie distribution bosses really think about UMG’s proposed acquisition of Downtown and FUGA MBW polls opinion from an array of founders leading some of the world's top independent distribution and music delivery platforms
Analysis On… Dodging bullets, Drake, and Demon Hunters This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest 'Tim's Take' email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
Analysis News WMG is ‘like Marvel for music’ and 4 other things we learned from Robert Kyncl’s Bloomberg interview Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl outlined his vision for the music industry's future at the Bloomberg Screentime conference
Analysis I despair. I desp-AI-r. MBW founder Tim Ingham's latest MBW+ Review – on Deezer, AI music, and the growing fraud problem.
Analysis News The 5 most important things to know about HYBE, the music company that just won’t stay out of the headlines HYBE is busy expanding beyond the world of K-pop, but a seemingly endless string of controversies is dragging down the company's public image
Analysis Learnings from Spotify’s Q2 2025 earnings call… including what the company (didn’t) say about that long-awaited ‘Music Pro’ tier MBW's key takeaways from the green giant's latest grilling from investment analysts
Analysis On… The Orchard, indie deals, and willing sellers This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest MBW+ Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
Analysis If your music strategy is ‘quick hits’ on the US charts in 2025… good luck. Luminate's new midyear report shines a light on the declining global market share of the United States – and of the biggest hits within the US