France’s recorded music revenues grow 3.4% YoY, as income from streaming video plummets
France’s recorded music revenue grew by low single-digits in the first half of 2025.The period was marked by some surprises, ...
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UMG’s Sir Lucian Grainge refutes ‘ridiculous’ claims in Drake lawsuit, confirms Universal bought star’s recorded music and publishing catalogs
Universal Music Group CEO Sir Lucian Grainge has filed a sworn declaration pushing back against Drake’s attempts to force him ...
Warner Music Group regains momentum: underlying recorded music revenues up 8.3% YoY in calendar Q2, subscription revenues up 8.5%
Warner Music Group has reported total revenue of $1.689 billion in calendar Q2 (fiscal Q3), representing a 7.0% YoY increase ...
Kobalt’s AI deal with Suno rival ElevenLabs guarantees publishing ‘parity’ with recorded music
Earlier today (August 5), music publisher Kobalt announced a landmark licensing agreement with ElevenLabs’ new AI music platform, Eleven Music ...
Germany’s recorded music sales grew 1.4% in the first half of 2025, marking a significant slowdown
Germany’s recorded music trade group says it still sees potential upside ahead, despite a slowdown in the growth rate of ...
US music publishing revenue jumped 13.4% to $7bn in 2024, outpacing the growth rate of recorded music
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of ...
Sony generated $2.54bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q1 2025; Sony Music Group predicted to grow profit by ‘high single digits’ over next 12 months
Sony’s global music rights operation – across recorded music and music publishing – generated USD $2.54 billion in the three ...
Global recorded music revenues rose 6.5% to $36.2bn in 2024, says MIDiA Research
IFPI is expected to release the official global recorded music revenue results for 2024 this month, but in the meantime, ...
UK trade recorded music revenues topped $1.9bn in 2024
The United Kingdom’s recorded music trade (wholesale) revenues rose 4.8% year over year in 2024 to GBP £1.49 billion, according ...
France’s recorded music revenues reached $1.1bn in 2024, up 7% YoY
Revenues in France’s recorded music market rose 7% year on year in 2024, the country’s recorded music industry group, boosted ...
