Music Business Analysis

From Universal Music’s EU setback to Live Nation’s DOJ nightmare… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days

Why the ‘Long Fat Tail’ of the Oasis catalog will Live Forever

The following MBW Explains article was written by Will Page, the author of 'Pivot: Eight Principles for Transforming Your Business' and the former Chief Economist for both Spotify and PRS for Music

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On… The Orchard, Hugo Chávez, and willing sellers

This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest MBW+ Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.

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If your music strategy is ‘quick hits’ on the US charts in 2025… good luck.

Luminate's new midyear report shines a light on the declining global market share of the United States – and of the biggest hits within the US

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SiriusXM is launching a paid ad-supported tier. Will music streamers follow suit?

The satellite radio and streaming company's paid ad-supported tier comes as music industry insiders are calling for DSPs to do something similar

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Chartmetric’s new Make Music Equal report tracks gender representation across 1 million artists

Chartmetric analyzes pronoun data on more than 1 million artists from 230 countries and territories

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‘Superfans must be made, not just mined.’

The following MBW op/ed comes from Deviate Digital founder Sammy Andrews

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The question at the heart of Downtown debate: What’s Universal Music Group’s actual distribution market share in Europe?

A few of you have contacted me to ask if I got my numbers wrong. (Spoiler: No, I did not!)

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Oasis streams surged 320% on Spotify globally after first reunion tour concerts in Cardiff

Oasis stats roll in following first first Oasis Live '25 concerts in Cardiff

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UMG’s Michael Nash on AI: ‘Copyright is not the enemy of innovation…’ and 3 other things we learned from his keynote at the UN’s AI summit

Michael Nash, EVP and Chief Digital Officer at Universal Music Group, delivered a keynote presentation at the UN's AI for Good summit in Geneva on Tuesday (July 8).

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Sony Music spent $2.5bn on 60+ deals in the past year (and 7 more things you should know from Rob Stringer’s latest investor presentation)

Rob Stringer, the Chairman of Sony Music Group and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, updated investors on the music company's performance and strategy on Friday morning (June 13).

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Music Business Analysis

From Universal Music’s EU setback to Live Nation’s DOJ nightmare… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

Why the ‘Long Fat Tail’ of the Oasis catalog will Live Forever

On… The Orchard, Hugo Chávez, and willing sellers

If your music strategy is ‘quick hits’ on the US charts in 2025… good luck.

SiriusXM is launching a paid ad-supported tier. Will music streamers follow suit?

Chartmetric’s new Make Music Equal report tracks gender representation across 1 million artists

‘Superfans must be made, not just mined.’

The question at the heart of Downtown debate: What’s Universal Music Group’s actual distribution market share in Europe?

Oasis streams surged 320% on Spotify globally after first reunion tour concerts in Cardiff

UMG’s Michael Nash on AI: ‘Copyright is not the enemy of innovation…’ and 3 other things we learned from his keynote at the UN’s AI summit

‘We need to think strategically about the health and longevity of the independent music sector.’

I was a co-founder of IMPALA. It saddens me to see how rabidly anti-major it’s become.

The AI music problem on Spotify (and other streaming platforms) is worse than you think

‘If you’re serious about building fandom, you can’t just double down on the diehards, you need to start on the edges.’

Sony Music spent $2.5bn on 60+ deals in the past year (and 7 more things you should know from Rob Stringer’s latest investor presentation)