Subscription music streaming revenues rose just 2% YoY in Sweden in 2025
Sweden’s recorded music market grew 3% YoY in 2025 to over SEK 2.3 billion ($234 million at the average exchange ...
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A new WMG deal, an Ed Sheeran collaboration and 10M AI music production users… 3 things we learned from Tencent Music’s Q4 earnings call
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events ...
How Music Industry Changes You Might Not Be Aware Of Can Affect You On My Latest Podcast
On this week’s episode, I break down the latest music industry news and production trends, connecting the dots between business ...
Tencent Music now has 20M+ ‘Super VIP’ subscribers. Here’s what that means for China’s largest music streamer.
MBW Explains is a series in which we dig behind the headlines, via data and context, to improve your understanding ...
US wholesale recorded music revenue reached $11.5B in 2025, as paid streaming subscriptions hit 106.5M — adding 6.5M accounts YoY
The United States’ recorded music industry generated USD $11.535 billion in wholesale revenue in 2025, up 3.1% YoY.That’s according to ...
New Music Gear Monday: Shure MVX2U Gen 2 Digital Audio Interface
We live in a world where we can record just about anything, any time and in any place, thanks to ...
Future Islands sign exclusive global deal with Universal Music Publishing
Universal Music Publishing Group has signed American synth-pop icons Future Islands to an exclusive global publishing deal.The deal, announced Thursday ...
New Music Friday: Jack Harlow, YG, Earl Sweatshirt & More
Jack Harlow leads this week’s New Music Friday lineup with one of the boldest departure albums of recent memory. Steeped ...
Slipstream acquires Hollywood production music library Megatrax, adding 200,000 tracks to its catalog
Production music licensing platform Slipstream has acquired Los Angeles-based music library Megatrax, which represents over 200,000 tracks and gives it ...
MBW just launched Music Business Worldwide Magazine. Have you subscribed yet?
The music industry has a brand new magazine — and you’re going to want to get hold of it.The first-ever ...
