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Bigger Isn’t Always Better — This Tiny Smartphone Does It All
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‘Operation Redirect’: Brazil cracks down on music piracy sites spreading malware
Brazilian authorities have launched a new initiative called Operation Redirect, targeting illegal online music services that also distribute malware.The collaborative...
Paid streaming subscriptions grew just 2.7% YoY in the US in H1 2024 – but overall market revenue topped $8.6bn
Two important data points for you.Important Data Point 1: There were 131.43 million households in the US last year, according...
Turntable Labs raises $8.2m to launch social music streaming platform Hangout
Turntable Labs Inc., the company behind the upcoming social music platform Hangout, has secured seed funding totaling $8.2 million to...
This analyst has watched Universal Music Group closely for years (and hasn’t always been mega-positive). He just upgraded UMG’s stock for the second time in 12 months.
There are few financial analysts that have observed the music business – particularly Universal Music Group – for as long,...
Warner Music Brazil restructures, with Tatiana Cantinho named General Manager and Mariana Frensel appointed Director of Marketing
Warner Music Brazil has made a series of changes, which it says have been designed to “turbocharge” its presence across...
Tech startup Miris raises $26m to enable streaming of AR, VR content
Spatial computing – in simplest terms, creating digital 3D models of reality – could potentially revolutionize music in the years...
From the RIAA’s H1 US recorded music market stats to UMG’s stock upgrade… 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...
‘Japan’s UGC monetization is starting late but growing rapidly.’
MBW’s World Leaders is a regular series in which we turn the spotlight toward some of the most influential industry...
It’s time for streaming services to act on AI music
The following MBW Views op/ed comes from Ed Newton-Rex (pictured inset), CEO of the ethical generative AI non-profit, Fairly Trained. A...
