3 things you might have missed from Universal’s Q3 earnings call
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You can now sell merch through DistroKid’s new direct-to-fan platform – and keep 100% of your earnings
DistroKid has launched a new direct-to-fan platform that lets independent artists create an online store to sell their merch. The ...
UMG has struck a new YouTube deal that includes ‘guardrails’ around AI… and 3 other things Sir Lucian Grainge said on UMG’s Q3 earnings call
We’ve already reported on a couple of big deals from Universal Music Group in the past 24 hours.First came the ...
Learnings from Spotify’s Q2 2025 earnings call… including what the company (didn’t) say about that long-awaited ‘Music Pro’ tier
Spotify posted solid Q2 2025 results today (July 29), with the streaming giant adding 8 million net subscribers to finish ...
From Create buying Monstercat to WMG earnings… 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 ...
Robert Kyncl talks M&A strategy, A&R spend, AI regulation, and more on Warner Music’s latest earnings call
Warner Music Group published its calendar Q1 (fiscal Q2) results today (May 8), with CEO Robert Kyncl acknowledging industry-wide challenges ...
Warner Music Group launches WMG Pulse app for artists and songwriters to track streams, earnings, and fan engagement
Warner Music Group has launched a new app called WMG Pulse, described as a “powerful new platform that puts clear, ...
Spotify Q1 2025 earnings call: Daniel Ek talks growth, pricing, superfan products and a future where SPOT could have 1bn subscribers
Spotify delivered another quarter of operating profit and subscriber expansion in Q1, even as broader economic turbulence continues to create ...
Universal spent $1bn+ on investments in 2024… and 5 other things we learned on UMG’s latest earnings call
Universal Music Group published its Q4 and FY 2024 results on Thursday (March 6), posting overall revenues in FY 2024 (across ...
Warner has a new deal with Amazon Music… and 4 other things we learned from Robert Kyncl on WMG’s latest earnings call
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