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Tech startup Nebula partners with Ghazi Shami’s Supply Chain to launch what it calls an ‘earn-before-you-stream’ music distro service
Music tech startup Nebula has partnered with Supply Chain Music, the white-label distribution platform founded by EMPIRE Founder/CEO Ghazi Shami,...
In Q1, YouTube Music and Premium saw ‘largest quarterly increase’ in non-trial subscribers since 2018 launch, says Alphabet CEO, as platform’s quarterly ad revenues rose to $9.88B
YouTube‘s advertising revenue grew 11% YoY to $9.88 billion in Q1 2026, up from $8.93 billion a year earlier, according...
3 Observations On… BMG x Concord
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events...
Universal Music Group generated $3.39 billion in Q1, up 8.1% YoY – driven by BTS, Olivia Dean, Taylor Swift, and more
Universal Music Group generated revenues of EUR €2.9 billion (USD $3.39bn) across all of its divisions (including recorded music, publishing,...
HYBE posts record Q1 revenue of $477M, up 39.5% YoY, driven by BTS comeback
HYBE, the South Korea-headquartered entertainment giant behind BTS, has posted its highest-ever first-quarter revenue.According to HYBE’s latest earnings filing, published...
Spotify Co-CEOs outline AI ambitions and more on Q1 2026 earnings call
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events...
BMG+Concord is the music industry’s biggest bet in years. What’s the plan?
Want to know what an industry is really worth? Look at what private capital will pay for it when public...
BMG and Concord confirm merger, with Bertelsmann as majority-owner; Bob Valentine named CEO of combined company
It’s been rumored since back in January, and now it’s official: BMG and Concord are merging.Both companies confirmed the move...
Concord acquires Mothership Music Publishing and its 5,000-song catalog
Concord has acquired the assets of Mothership Music Publishing, a Los Angeles-based independent publisher with a catalog of more than...
‘The road to true artist development is still a long one. Tenacity wins long-term.’
When RAYE released Escapism as an independent artist in October 2022, the song’s pan-European radio campaign was handled by UK-headquartered...
