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Michael Rapino confirms Live Nation ticketing talks with Spotify, Apple and Amazon for superfan tiers
Spotify, Apple, and Amazon have held ticketing talks with Ticketmaster owner Live Nation around presale access for super-premium tier subscribers.Live...
I Wrote This Because People Are Still Dying.
The following MBW Views op/ed comes from Matt Thomas (pictured inset below), a 30-year music industry veteran.Thomas is also co-founder...
Live Nation saw 151m fans attend its events in 2024, as revenue rose 3% to $23bn
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of...
From Ole Obermann leaving TikTok to Daniel Ek’s $666m… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines...
Germany’s recorded music business generated $2.58bn in 2024, up 7.8% YoY
Recorded music sales in Germany rose 7.8% year-on-year to EUR €2.38 billion (USD $2.58 billion) in 2024, with digital music...
Knut Frängsmyr appointed Chief of Music at Epidemic Sound
Former Klarna and Modern Times Group MTG AB executive Knut Frängsmyr has been appointed Chief of Music at Stockholm-based music...
Believe launches new services unit in Thailand dedicated to breaking indie-pop acts in the market
Believe Thailand has launched a new artist services unit focused on breaking indie-pop artists and music creators.Dubbed BEEEF, which, according...
Sony Music asks court to dismiss copyright lawsuit filed by Patrick Moxey’s Ultra Music Publishing
Sony Music Entertainment has asked a court in New York to dismiss a lawsuit filed at the end of 2024...
TuneCore launches new ‘Advanced Trends and Analytics’ dashboard for for self-releasing artists
Believe-owned distribution platform TuneCore has released a new trends and analytics dashboard that it says is “designed to equip artists...
Reservoir acquires UK dance/electronic label New State – including recorded music catalog of 13,000+ tracks
New York-headquartered Reservoir Media has acquired prominent UK dance and electronic label New State, in a deal that includes the...
