Business British recorded music exports defy increasing global competition to reach £700m for first time Nick J Adam Jul 7, 2023 British recorded music exports have defied increasing global competition to grow by a record amount in 2022 as UK… Read More...
Business After Nelly’s reported $50m deal with HarbourView, company buys ‘select’ recorded music and… Nick J Adam Jul 7, 2023 HarbourView Equity Partners has announced its second deal with a US hip-hop star this week.The company has agreed to… Read More...
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Business Warner Music Group grows revenues 4.6% YoY in calendar Q1; recorded music streaming revenue rises… Nick J Adam May 9, 2023 Warner Music Group‘s quarterly revenues grew 4.6% YoY to USD $1.399 billion in the opening three months of 2023… Read More...
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Business Reservoir buys Mannie Fresh’s catalog, including publishing and recorded music rights – Music… Nick J Adam Apr 13, 2023 Reservoir Media has confirmed its acquisition of the catalog of multi-Platinum, Grammy-nominated hip-hop producer, and… Read More...
Business Goldman Sachs predicted the global recorded music biz would generate $27.9bn in 2022. It didn’t.… Nick J Adam Mar 23, 2023 MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking… Read More...
Business As France loses fifth largest recorded music market position to China, TikTok says: We’re not to… Nick J Adam Mar 23, 2023 Could TikTok and its massive popularity amongst young consumers be responsible for a slowdown in paid subscription… Read More...
Business Global recorded music revenues reached $31.2bn in 2022 Nick J Adam Mar 17, 2023 MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of the global music… Read More...
Business From Larry Jackson’s $1bn-backed gamma to the US recorded music industry’s $15.9bn in 2022… it’s… Nick J Adam Mar 11, 2023 Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit… Read More...