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 ...
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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 ...
From YouTube’s 125m subscribers to UMG’s $5bn recorded music subscription revenues… 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 ...
Universal Music Group’s recorded music subscription streaming revenues topped $5bn in 2024, up 9.1% YoY
Universal Music Group‘s latest FY results are out.Within UMG’s financial figures for the 2024 fiscal/calendar year lies this pearl: the ...
Germany’s recorded music business generated $2.58bn in 2024, up 7.8% YoY
Recorded music sales in Germany rose 7.8% year-on-year to EUR €2.38 billion (USD $2.58 billion) in 2024, with digital music ...
Reservoir acquires UK dance/electronic label New State – including recorded music catalog of 13,000+ tracks
New York-headquartered Reservoir Media has acquired prominent UK dance and electronic label New State, in a deal that includes the ...
