Queen music catalog could be sold this year for over $1 billion
Two years ago, MBW ran a popular story with an attention-grabbing headline: “Queen’s music is making crazy money. Could...
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In a shock move, Meta has pulled music by Italian songwriters from its platforms. Is this connected to Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘Year of Efficiency’ ?
MBW Explains is a new series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry...
Web3 technology isn’t in vogue like it was last year. But it’s still the future of the music business.
The following MBW op/ed comes from Sergio Mottola (pictured), the co-founder and President of Public Pressure, a Web3 media...
After investing $125m over the past year, Cutting Edge secures another $100m to buy film and TV music rights
UK-born Cutting Edge Media Music (CEMM) has secured $100 million in financing from a group of banks led by...
The Top 10 hits in the US last year accounted for fewer than 1 in every 200 streams
As MBW reported yesterday, the total number of on-demand audio streams in the US last year grew handsomely –...
“The Job Is Not Hard”: An Ever-Confident Eric Adams Speaks to His First Year as New York City Mayor
Eric Adams won the 2021 Democratic primary for mayor of New York City—and, because this is a one-party town,...
Kamala Harris, a Very Turbulent Year in America, and the Challenge of Being First
When Vice President Kamala Harris learned the Supreme Court had reversed Roe, eliminating a constitutional right to an abortion...
Moonage Daydream, BMG and Live Nation’s David Bowie documentary, has grossed more than $12m this year at the box office
Moonage Daydream has been named the biggest-grossing documentary movie of 2022 in any category, generating over $12.2 million this...
A year ago, Patrick Moxey sold Ultra Records to Sony Music. Now the label is suing his publishing company.
In December 2021, Sony Music fully acquired Ultra Records from Patrick Moxey. Now, Sony-owned Ultra Records is suing Moxey’s...
Music audio streams just crossed the 1 trillion mark for the first time ever in a single year in the US
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a single data point that deserves the...