Analysis The brakes have been slammed on audio streaming’s growth in the UK. Is the US next? Stat Of The Week: Latest BPI numbers show that UK market's streaming volume growth shrunk considerably last year versus 2020
Analysis News Major record companies are losing market share on Spotify. But Spotify is gaining market share in Warner’s own revenues. Spotify, Apple, and YouTube contributed 42% of Warner Music Group's annual revenues in FY2021 between them
News Joyner Lucas, Nas join $55m funding round in 3LAU’s blockchain-based music investment platform Royal Platform aims to enable fractional music ownership through its own version of NFTs
News Warner Music Group is now a serious modern media publisher – and it’s axing the historic WEA brand to prove it Stat Of The Week: How Warner Music Group has built a collection of owned media brands that reach nearly 250 million people a month
Analysis News YouTube’s ads business is now bigger than the entire global record business MBW predicts that YouTube's ad revenues could breach the $30 billion mark this year alone
Analysis News Warner Music Group is worth $10bn more than it was a year ago Universal stays above $50 billion... as its rival's market worth goes gangbusters
News Watch out Fortnite and Roblox: Facebook is building a metaverse all of its own Facebook top go on hiring spree in Europe to build the 'metaverse'
Analysis News Welcome to the new record business: Warner Music Group is now generating over $270m from TikTok, Peloton, Facebook and other ‘alternative’ platforms annually Steve Cooper reveals stunning stat – and MBW crunches the numbers on what it could mean
News Universal valued at $39bn ahead of Amsterdam listing, as Vivendi sets reference price of €18.50 per share Vivendi is preparing to spin off 60% of UMG on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange on Tuesday September 21
Analysis YouTube Music surpasses 50 million subscribers Major milestone crossed by Spotify's rival service, across YouTube Music and YouTube Premium
Analysis News YouTube is now generating over $3m an hour from ads – more than $75m per day Plus Sundar Pichai says he's pleased with YouTube's progress in subscriptions
Analysis News Are we witnessing the death of the streaming megahit? MBW analysis of MRC Data figures shows a dramatic reduction in streaming market share for Top 10 hits
News Actually… Universal Music Group spent nearly $3 BILLION on catalog acquisitions and artist advances last year Vivendi's annual report shows that UMG splashed out $2.87 billion on catalogs and artist advances in 2020
Analysis News Queen’s music is making crazy money. Could it be worth over a billion dollars? MBW digs behind the finances of a band with true evergreen appeal
News Primary Wave raises $375m investment from Oaktree Capital, sells minority stake Larry Mestel says: "This is an exciting new chapter for the entire company as we continue to grow and evolve our business.”