Bowie estate strikes deal to license entirety of icon’s recordings to Warner across the globe
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Category archives: Analysis
Vincent Bolloré is about to own $7bn-plus of Universal shares… and other things we learned from UMG’s new prospectus
Prospectus published ahead of UMG’s listing on the Amsterdam stock exchange on September 21
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Drake’s Certified Lover Boy had a huge first week on Spotify… but not as big as Scorpion’s
The numbers are in…. and they show Drizzy’s latest LP was around 60 million streams short of his record in week one
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Virtual artists are an opportunity for the music business – not an enemy
Spirit Bomb’s Ian Simon on why he believes avatars can change the music biz – all for the better
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Drake’s Certified Lover Boy, Spotify, and the destruction of the all-dominant streaming superstar
What the performance of Drizzy’s new studio record tells us about a growing trend in the music business
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YouTube Music surpasses 50 million subscribers
Major milestone crossed by Spotify’s rival service, across YouTube Music and YouTube Premium
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NFTs and Music Royalty Streams: 5 Legal Issues To Be Aware Of
Three top lawyers from Covington & Burling spell out potential problems for rights-holders in the NFT space
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Warner Music has changed leaders in no less than 10 key international markets since its IPO. Why?
Simon Robson explains Warner’s strategy following slew of top-level changes worldwide
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Why Are (Some) Record Labels and Music Publishers Still Only Reporting Every 6 Months?
Curve Royalty Systems’ Tom Allen says ‘that’s the way we’ve always done it’ is no longer good enough
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Concerts have been pummelled by the pandemic. These should be the live music industry’s golden rules for the next year.
Columnist and author Eamonn Forde sets out his manifesto for post-lockdown concerts
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