Analysis On… Suno, Songkick, and a Reddit Revolt The following article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest ‘Tim’s Take’ email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
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 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 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 I despair. I desp-AI-r. MBW founder Tim Ingham's latest MBW+ Review – on Deezer, AI music, and the growing fraud problem.
Analysis On… The China Paradox This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest MBW+ Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
Analysis Drake’s anger is the product of an unfortunate era. This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest MBW+ Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
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
Analysis The question at the heart of Downtown debate: What’s Universal Music Group’s actual distribution market share in Europe? A few of you have contacted me to ask if I got my numbers wrong. (Spoiler: No, I did not!)
Analysis The AI music problem on Spotify (and other streaming platforms) is worse than you think MBW has found 13 AI artists with over 4.1 million cumulative monthly listeners on Spotify