K-pop giant HYBE publishes its financial results for Q2 2022
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Category archives: Analysis
From Suffering to Recovering: The stats that explain why the UK music industry is set for a dramatic post-lockdown comeback.
Will Page crunches the numbers of the UK’s live recovery, and streaming habits, to suggest a major rebound for the wiser business
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‘Streaming challenges can be met only by artists and labels working together.’
This MBW op/ed comes from Geoff Taylor, Chief Executive of the BPI, the UK’s trade body for the recorded music industry
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How to justify Bruce Springsteen’s skyrocketing ticket prices
MBW Reacts is a series of short comment pieces from the MBW team
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Sir Lucian Grainge on Universal’s new deal with Meta – and his belief that investment banks don’t ‘have the skill-sets or ability to exploit music rights’
Grainge was joined by Michael Nash and Boyd Muir on a call with analysts last week
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Is old music really exploding on TikTok, or has our definition of ‘catalog’ become outdated?
New Chartmetric report shines a light on relevant data within much-discussed industry issue
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From Meta losing Kobalt’s catalog to Universal’s $2.7bn in Q2… It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter
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Sony generated over $2bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q2; recorded music revenues were up 11.2% YoY
Recorded music streaming revenues were up 7.9% YoY in the quarter, MBW calculates
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Universal Music Group generated $2.7 billion in Q2; recorded music subscription streaming revenue grew 7.0% YoY
BTS were UMG’s biggest-selling artist globally in Q2 2022
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What’s music’s next new format?
This op/ed comes from Inder Phull, CEO and co-founder of gaming and music metaverse company PIXELYNX
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