Why David Crosby’s story over the past two years tells us much about streaming, the current catalog frenzy, and acting on principle
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Neil Young’s Spotify exodus is a test case for artists who dare question music industry dogma.
Crack by crack, Neil Young’s protest could cause an earthquake at the center of Spotify’s business
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Peloton has lost nearly $40bn in market cap value in the past year. Could Apple swoop for a cut-price acquisition?
Lay-offs now look inevitable for Peloton, as production of equipment ceases. Is a takeover on the cards?
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From Sony’s big merch move to Hipgnosis buying Kenny Chesney’s royalties: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The biggest stories of the week – and why they matterv
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Inflation is skyrocketing. Surely Spotify must finally put up its $9.99 monthly price.
MBW Reacts: Our team’s music biz-centric take on soaring inflation in the US
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None louder: hello improved audio upsell, please meet consumer indifference
Long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde explores the announcement, and delayed launch, of Spotify HiFi…
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Netflix raises prices in the US (again). Will Spotify refuse to follow (again)?
Netflix has raised its prices six times since 2014. Spotify has not kept up.
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Microsoft’s $69bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard shows that content is merely Big Tech’s edible plaything.
MBW Reacts: Our team’s music biz-centric take on huge news for the world of video games
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About that catalog music stat we published the other day…
MRC Data has issued a correction to its numbers for 2021. As a result, MBW has had to re-run our own calculations based on that data.
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At least $5 billion was spent on music rights acquisitions in 2021. Could 2022 be even bigger?
MBW rifles back through our 2021 headlines to get a grip on just how huge a year it was for music rights buyouts
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