Analysis Netflix is going ‘wobbly’ without fresh hits. The music industry is learning to live with the same thing.Netflix is relying on classic movies, rather than new ones. Meanwhile, the music industry is saying: "Hasta la vista, ARPU."
Analysis Why we believe streaming subscription ARPU fell by around 8% globally for the record industry last yearMBW runs the numbers from the IFPI's must-read new Global Music Report covering 2020
Analysis The US recorded music industry grew by over $1bn in 2020 – but faces big challenges over streaming’s pricing, and its futureThe RIAA's latest figures show a surging streaming market – with one notable cause for concern
Analysis Over 60,000 tracks are now uploaded to Spotify every day. That’s nearly one per second.The numbers behind some major announcements from Spotify unveiled this week
Analysis How did Warner Music Group perform in the pandemic year of 2020?In short: Streaming and publishing up, recorded music slightly down; overall, WMG was flat vs. calendar 2019
Analysis Audio streaming volume grew by its biggest EVER amount in the UK in 2020, as Brits turned to music during pandemic lockdownBut it was a less good year for CD albums, with sales down by nearly a third on 2019
Analysis News Chance The Rapper sued by ex-manager for millions – and the music business will be talking about it for years to comePat Corcoran says he's owed $2.5m of his own money he invested in Chance, plus $3m in unpaid commissions
Analysis Could Epidemic Sound really be worth more than $1bn?How Epidemic might pitch investors on its catalog, rather than its company
Analysis News Refunds, revenues and redundancies: Behind the numbers of Live Nation’s Q3 earningsWhat we learned from Michael Rapino and co. during firm's quarterly fiscal update last week
Analysis News Universal Music Group just generated over a billion dollars from streaming in a single quarter… during a global pandemicVivendi-owned company has already posted over $400m more from streaming in 2020 than it did at the same stage of 2019
Interviews News Daniel Ek: 3 things we learned from the Spotify CEO’s interview todaySpotify co-founder faces down questions on the future of his company at Slush Music event
Analysis Interviews 5 Things We Learned From Warner Music Group boss Steve Cooper at his Goldman Sachs interviewWMG's Chief Executive was grilled today at the annual Goldman Sachs Communacopia event
Analysis News Livestreaming is an obvious next move for Spotify. Here’s why it makes sense.The scene appears set for Daniel Ek's company to make its move into a burgeoning sector
News 3 things the major labels can learn from Big Hit, home of BTSLessons from Bang Si-hyuk's comments at Big Hit's Corporate Briefing last week
Analysis News Why Warner Music Group just paid $85m for a company that makes Instagram memesWhat's behind the major's surprise buyout of IMGN Media?