Bubble superfan app, concerts, merch are accelerating Tencent Music’s growth… as company expands beyond streaming
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points ...
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7digital Emerges As a Serious Music Industry Superfan Platform
A small sampling of 7digital-powered platforms (Photo: 7digital/Songtradr)When it’s not Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube playing your music, chances are ...
Spotify Q1 2025 earnings call: Daniel Ek talks growth, pricing, superfan products and a future where SPOT could have 1bn subscribers
Spotify delivered another quarter of operating profit and subscriber expansion in Q1, even as broader economic turbulence continues to create ...
From Warner’s superfan app to Create buying !K7… 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 ...
Warner Music Group is readying its superfan app – with help from Ed Sheeran
Warner Music Group‘s long-promised superfan app is moving closer to reality, with a more sophisticated version now being tested by ...
SM Entertainment buys additional 11.4% stake in Bubble superfan app operator DearU in $92m deal
K-pop agency SM Entertainment has acquired an additional 11.42% stake in fan platform operator DearU Co. for 135.6 billion won ...
You’ve heard of superfan app Weverse. Now the parent company of HYBE’s arch-rival has launched a direct competitor. Meet Berriz.
The music industry is sharpening its focus on segmenting subscription offerings to boost revenues from music streaming.As evidenced by comments ...
Michael Rapino confirms Live Nation ticketing talks with Spotify, Apple and Amazon for superfan tiers
Spotify, Apple, and Amazon have held ticketing talks with Ticketmaster owner Live Nation around presale access for super-premium tier subscribers.Live ...
Weverse hit 150m lifetime downloads, saw 19% user growth in 2024, as Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa join superfan platform
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of ...
HYBE’s Weverse to launch new superfan subscription tiers… and keep up to 60% of the money
K-pop giant HYBE’s superfan platform Weverse is launching a set of new higher-priced membership tiers for users on December 1.Current ...
