New catalog campaign will be celebrate 40th anniversary of Madonna’s career in 2022
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Category archives: Analysis
The major music companies now turn over $2.5m every hour – and will generate more than $20bn between them this year
MBW’s number-crunching tells us it’s going to be a gangbusters year for the majors
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From Sony’s Q2 revenue growth to Primary Wave’s stake in the Prince estate: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up
The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter
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Warner boss Steve Cooper talks TikTok and Peloton revenues, the rise of virtual artists, and the value of record labels
Cooper was grilled about the company’s earnings on a call with analysts this week. Here are some things that stood out for us…
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Sony’s recorded music revenues jumped by $451m YoY in calendar Q2, as streaming revenues rose 50.2%
Streaming revenues brush the billion-dollar mark in standout quarter for Rob Stringer’s operation
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From Universal’s massive Q2 to Spotify outpacing Netflix: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter
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Universal Music Group posted almost $1bn in EBITDA profit in the first half of 2021
Recorded music streaming revenues leap up 29.7% year-on-year in Q2
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YouTube is now generating over $3m an hour from ads – more than $75m per day
Plus Sundar Pichai says he’s pleased with YouTube’s progress in subscriptions
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Spotify subscriptions grew to 165m in Q2, up by 7m on the previous quarter
Spotify published its financial results for Q2 2021 today (July 28)
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Two years ago, Pandora was bought for $3.5bn. It’s since lost over 10m users.
But SiriusXM’s overall revenues grow handsomely year-on-year anyway
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