Meta touts Instagram as music superfan hub in new Luminate study
A new study commissioned by Meta from analytics firm Luminate positions Instagram as the music industry’s most concentrated superfan environment ...
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From UMG’s deal with superfan platform EVEN to Live Nation’s $25B in 2025… 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 ...
Universal Music acquires stake in superfan app Stationhead
Universal Music Group has acquired a minority stake in superfan platform Stationhead.UMG’s minority investment in the company follows Stationhead’s merger ...
Has Suno just become a very different kind of superfan app?
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events or news ...
HYBE’s Weverse superfan platform is growing – and going big in China
HYBE’s superfan platform Weverse is making significant inroads into China through strategic partnerships with two of the market’s digital giants: ...
K-pop superfan platform bemyfriends, a rival to Weverse, acquires controlling stake in SK Group’s music streaming operator Dreamus for $38.5m
bemyfriends, a startup operating fandom platforms for K-pop fans and other communities, agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dreamus, ...
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 ...
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 ...
