Here’s what caught our attention over the past seven days…
The post The music business’s biggest stories of the past week: Universal, Vivendi, Sony, Apple, Troy Carter appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.
Category archives: Analysis
Apple Music has over 25m paying subscribers in North America (and more than Spotify)
Apple and Spotify now have comfortably over 50m paying subs in the US and Canada between them
The post Apple Music has over 25m paying subscribers in North America (and more than Spotify) appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.
Three years ago, Pandora had more users than Spotify. Now it’s over 100m behind.
Total active users on the US-based platform fell yet again to 71.4m in Q2
The post Three years ago, Pandora had more users than Spotify. Now it’s over 100m behind. appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.
Live Nation’s half-year revenues have grown by more than 100% since 2010
Company on course for another $10bn-plus sales year in 2018
The post Live Nation’s half-year revenues have grown by more than 100% since 2010 appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.
Live Nation’s half-year revenues have grown by more than 100% since 2010
Company on course for another $10bn-plus sales year in 2018
The post Live Nation’s half-year revenues have grown by more than 100% since 2010 appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.
Music piracy: It’s time to acknowledge the unlicensed elephant in the room
MUSO’s Andy Chatterley believes the industry is missing out on an opportunity presented by piracy
The post Music piracy: It’s time to acknowledge the unlicensed elephant in the room appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.
‘The music industry of 2018 is witnessing the end of failure.’
Today’s business has no need for the bargain bin anymore. But, asks Peter Robinson, is that really such a good thing?
The post ‘The music industry of 2018 is witnessing the end of failure.’ appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.
Spotify: 7 things you need to know about the company’s financial health and its Q2 results
Free users, premium users, churn, Tencent, Daniel Ek, direct licensing – it’s all here…
The post Spotify: 7 things you need to know about the company’s financial health and its Q2 results appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.
Spotify doesn’t cost $9.99 a month everywhere… and that makes a lot of sense.
Why Spotify’s reduced subscriptions in emerging markets makes for a smart business move
The post Spotify doesn’t cost $9.99 a month everywhere… and that makes a lot of sense. appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.
99.99% of the US population didn’t buy America’s No.1 album in the last chart week
And it was a similar story in the UK…
The post 99.99% of the US population didn’t buy America’s No.1 album in the last chart week appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.