The Empire Strikes Back: The majors and Merlin gained (a bit) of market share on Spotify last year.
It’s become a perennial trade music industry story: The combined global market share of the three major record companies and ...
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‘I’ve worked at all the majors, I’ve seen how they operate, and I genuinely don’t know what they could do that we can’t do.’
The music industry? Nick Burgess has completed it, mate.Across a remarkable 30-plus-year career, the renowned A&R executive started out as ...
Jonathan Majors Might Be Back In The Marvel Multiverse – Again
Jonathan Majors flashed a knowing smile when asked if he was returning to Marvel, hinting that Kang the Conqueror’s story ...
Meet the new music streaming service that’s ditched algorithmic playlists… and it’s licensed by all three majors
Trailblazers is an MBW interview series that turns the spotlight on music entrepreneurs with the potential to become the global ...
We’re Hearing Rumblings of a Streaming Manipulation Crackdown Ahead — But Is This What the Majors Really Want?
The IFPI has already shaken down streaming manipulation operations in Germany, Canada, and Brazil. Now, whispers abound of a stepped-up ...
Udio, still battling copyright lawsuit from music majors, launches AI ‘visual editing workstation’
Udio, the AI music startup currently in a legal battle with major record labels alongside its rival Suno, has just ...
From the majors’ reported AI music licensing talks to Goldman Sachs’ new report… 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 ...
Suno, after being sued by the majors for copyright infringement, preps launch of V4, claimed to mark ‘a new era of AI music generation’
Suno – one of the two music-generating AI companies sued by the major record companies for using copyrighted music without ...
Jonathan Majors Selling $140 Autographs At Famous Monsters Festival
Jonathan Majors is set to make an appearance at a ghoulish event. On Sunday (Sept. 15), the actor will head ...
Indies are nibbling into the majors’ streaming market share. After Believe saga, how might Warner Music Group respond?
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events or news ...
