What does the death of innovative (and beneficial) digital music platforms mean for the future of the business?
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Category archives: MBW review
What happens when artists and record labels build and buy their own media companies?
Cherie Hu breaks down the increasing similarities between ‘music companies’ and ‘media companies’
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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
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Sony Music isn’t Robin Hood – it’s being much smarter than that
Why Sony’s generosity is a strategic play in light of growing artist power
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Songwriters got screwed by the Spotify equity bonanza. The industry has to ask itself questions.
Writers aren’t getting any money from Spotify stock sales. Is that okay?
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Why Sony’s EMI buyout won’t make it the world’s biggest music company – but will make it the biggest publisher
How Sony and Universal would have stacked up in the 12 months to end of March this year
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Instrumental supports MBW, backing regular ‘Review’ series
Online talent scouting platform Instrumental is the new supporter of our regular MBW Review features. The MBW Review offers MBW’s take on the latest music biz goings-on, providing industry-leading thought leadership and analysis on key global iss…
Why Billboard’s new chart changes will please some – but aggravate others
The USA’s leading chart is about to slash the value of ‘free’ streams versus their paid counterparts
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Why Billboard’s new chart changes will please some – but aggravate others
The USA’s leading chart is about to slash the value of ‘free’ streams versus their paid counterparts
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Here’s exactly how many shares the major labels and Merlin bought in Spotify – and what those stakes are worth now
Documents from 2008 reveal much about Spotify then – and now
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