From Justin Bieber selling his catalog, to Spotify cutting 500+ jobs… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our...
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Spotify wipes vacancies from global jobs board as hiring freeze hits after 500+ layoffs
On Monday (January 23), Spotify CEO Daniel Ek revealed in a memo to staff that the company would be...
From the 5 stats that will define the music business in 2023 to UMG being sued over its Spotify equity ownership… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our...
Universal Music Group is worth nearly three times as much as Spotify (NYSE: SPOT)
It’s a hoary old debate in media circles: Which is the king of the entertainment industries – content or...
From Bad Bunny’s 18.5bn Spotify streams to Universal acquiring a 49% stake in [PIAS]… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our...
In 2021, Bad Bunny was the world’s biggest artist on Spotify with 9bn streams. This year, he doubled that tally.
Spotify announced on Wednesday (November 30) that Bad Bunny has become the service’s biggest global artist for the third year in a row, after...
Tech start-up Logcast unveils Spotify integration that lets creators charge for talk content
Voice streaming startup Logcast has announced a new integration with Spotify‘s app that it says aims to provide artists...
Spotify added 7m premium subscribers in Q3 – and has added 15m in 2022 to date
Doomsday analysts keep on concluding that entertainment subscriptions are in for a rough ride in 2022 due to macroeconomic...
Is Spotify readying a $20-a-month ‘Platinum’ tier that includes HiFi audio?
Could Spotify convince a segment of its Premium subscriber base to upgrade to a ‘Platinum’ tier with extra features...
Watch out Spotify: Multiple verified ‘TikTok Music’ Twitter accounts hint at pending global launch
When will Resso, ByteDance‘s subscription music streaming service – currently available in India, Indonesia and Brazil – launch in...