When did Apple Music become the hero, and Spotify the supervillain?
On Sunday night, a reported 113 million global viewers watched Kendrick Lamar’s half-time spectacle at the Super Bowl LIX, as ...
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The major record companies lost market share again on Spotify last year. But BMG and ‘artist-centric royalties’ make this a more complicated picture than it first appears.
It’s one of the most interesting charts in the music biz.Each year, via its annual 20-F filing with the SEC, ...
From Warner’s Spotify and Amazon deals to Sir Lucian Grainge’s 2025 memo… 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 ...
Spotify slams the NMPA’s takedown action over alleged unlicensed songs in podcasts: ‘This is a press stunt.’
This morning, The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) announced that it had launched a takedown initiative against Spotify over the ...
Spotify Individual Premium Subscribers Continue to Flatline In the US — As the Broader US-Based Streaming Music Subscription Picture Remains Soft
Surprising declines in Spotify’s US-based individual Premium subscriptions first emerged in September of 2024, part of a broader slowdown in ...
Spotify Wins Big Against the MLC. But Will They Win This War?
Photo Credit: Ri YaHere’s a music industry newsflash: everybody hates Spotify’s cut-rate ‘bundled’ royalty payments — except for Spotify. Six-year-olds ...
In the wake of new Spotify deal, Universal Music Group adds $3.4 billion to its market cap; Warner Music Group shares up 4.7%
Yesterday (January 26) was a busy day for the music trade media.First, MBW broke the story that Universal Music Group ...
Bruno Mars breaks own record, hitting 150M monthly Spotify listeners
Bruno Mars continues to shatter records, this time becoming the first artist to reach 150 million monthly listeners on Spotify.The ...
Universal Music Group and Spotify ink new multi-year deal that will “advance music monetisation” and “accelerate product innovation”
Universal Music Group and Spotify have inked a new multi-year deal to “advance the next era of streaming innovation”.The new ...
Universal Music Group and Spotify have inked a new licensing deal. It remedies Spotify’s infamous US ‘audiobook bundle’ royalty discount in UMG payouts, say MBW sources
Big news from the land of MBW’s well-connected industry sources: Universal Music Group and Spotify have inked a new licensing ...
