Today, Spotify announced a new multi-year licensing deal with Merlin, the “global music rights agency” at the helm of independent music.Read the full story here.
ScoopApril 23, 2017
The MBW Review gives our take on some of the music biz’s biggest recent goings-on. This time, we drill down into exciting new stats from…
ScoopApril 2, 2017
The music business has become a big data business. With millions of songs streaming every day from countless internet and mobile platforms. The creators who…
ScoopMarch 27, 2017
Warner Music Group is now a proud member of the $1bn streaming club. The company announced today that its recorded music operation generated $311m from…
ScoopFebruary 26, 2017
Spotify has signed a lease for a huge New York office at Four World Trade Center – where it will create over 1,000 jobs. The streaming…
ScoopFebruary 26, 2017
Andy Edwards is a music business and technology consultant whose career covers record label, artist management and various technology companies. You can follow himRead the…
ScoopFebruary 26, 2017
Musician Kate Nash has sparked a discussion about Snapchat’s music-licensing strategy, after she claimed that the company was using her song ‘Foundations’ in one of…
ScoopFebruary 26, 2017
Just in time for the "return" of the KLF Be ready to ride the lightning of virality. Prepare to dip your hands into the lucky…
ScoopFebruary 8, 2017
SoundCloud’s losses grew faster than its revenues in 2015 – with the company now admitting that, should its subscription service flop, its funding may run…
ScoopJanuary 16, 2017