The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter
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Over 82% of the US music market is now claimed by catalog records, rather than new releases
MBW’s analysis of latest MRC Data numbers show that less than a fifth of US market in H2 2021 was made up of new releases
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The brakes have been slammed on audio streaming’s growth in the UK. Is the US next?
Stat Of The Week: Latest BPI numbers show that UK market’s streaming volume growth shrunk considerably last year versus 2020
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Sony Music: AWAL would have ‘struggled to maintain its position’ if we hadn’t bought it
MBW has read Sony’s 48-page submission to the CMA: Here’s our summary
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From Rob Stringer’s big bet on Springsteen to Michelle Jubelirer taking the Chair: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter
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The important detail of Bruce Springsteen’s $500m-plus catalog sale to Sony Music Group
Sony had a co-investor in the acquisition of publishing rights: Todd Boehly’s Eldridge Industries
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Hipgnosis Songs Fund now owns a catalog of 65,413 songs… worth a combined $2.55bn
“As we look forward, despite the emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, we continue to see a promising outlook for the music industry and our Catalogues.”
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From Live Nation’s $416m acquisition to Spotify’s comedy battle: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter
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Get Bucks: The Beatles are pushing D2C to breaking point
Eamonn Forde is taken aback by The Beatles’ clothing collection by Stella McCartney
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Universal vs Spotify: Which of music’s two giants will be worth more at the end of 2021?
It’s neck-and-neck right now, with Universal $7 billion ahead of Spotify following a damaging wave of headlines about stand-up comedians
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