Analysis How the major labels plan to cost Suno and Udio billions (and why it all rests on Michael Bublé)The AI music companies' business model "threatens to eliminate the existing market for licensing sound recordings"
Analysis News From TikTok’s music investment team to Sony’s reported Queen catalog acquisition… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…
Analysis Blog The Music Business Has A Stealing Problem. Again.The following op/ed comes from tech entrepreneur and music veteran Shara Senderoff Shara Senderoff, Co-Founder & CEO of Jen
Analysis News TikTok is forming an investment team to acquire music content and companiesByteDance-owned platform is looking for execs with experience at investment banks, management consulting firms, or private equity firms
Analysis News What would happen if Spotify started charging a ‘modest fee’ for its ad-funded tier… or shut it down entirely?Music Business Worldwide runs the hypothetical numbers following Rob Stringer's suggestion of a modest fee on Spotify's ad tier
Analysis News Amapiano streams exploded by 5,668% on Spotify between 2018 and 2023Spotify credits pandemic lockdowns for the sudden success of this South African musical genre
Analysis News From Robert Kyncl’s NMPA keynote to music publishers’ FTC complaint against Spotify… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…
Analysis News Robert Kyncl turns up heat on PRO metadata matching, and other things we learned from his NMPA keynote in New YorkWarner boss was grilled by NMPA chief, David Israelite, at New York event this week
Analysis How Sony’s $6bn+ M&A splurge has set the pace for music acquisitions over the past decadeRob Stringer claimed last month that Sony has outstripped spending at other major companies
Analysis News What’s behind France and Canada’s music streaming taxes, and where could they happen next (hint: the USA?)This year, two significant music markets – France and Canada – have slapped new taxes on the revenues of music streaming services
Analysis News Music Publishers file complaint with US Federal Trade Commission against Spotify over audiobook bundleNMPA has also referred the matter to the state attorneys general in Tennessee, New York, California, Colorado, Georgia, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC, North Carolina and Oregon
Analysis News TuneCore has paid out over $4 billion to self-releasing artists to dateTuneCore has paid out around $1 billion since December 2022
Analysis News From price hikes at Spotify to Warner’s major new hire… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…
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 Spotify’s bundle battle with songwriters dampens Reservoir’s earnings forecast for FY 2024Three things we learned from Reservoir’s latest earnings call