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Music streaming services switching to a user-centric payment model would have a “significant” impact on the payments artists receive, with one in five artists doubling their earnings, while four in 10 could see significant drops.That’s…

MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of the global music industry. Stat Of the Week is supported by Cinq Music Group, a technology-driven record label, distribution, and rights…

Music streaming and discovery platform Audiomack and Atlanta-based record label and management company Love Renaissance (LVRN) have partnered to use the former’s ArtistRank system to identify emerging musicians.Audiomack says that its…

By now, you’ve all probably heard of what went down during this year’s Good Vibes Festival in Sepang. No, not Sabrina Carpenter’s outro with a localised pronunciation of Kuala Lumpur. We’re talking about the latest controversy that’s being…

Music streaming and discovery platform Audiomack launched a separate Creator App in February 2022 to give musicians access to a range of analytics tools.In May, the creator app hit 1 million installations, and this week, the company…

Malaysia is undoubtedly a food haven with a seemingly endless list of culinary offerings across various cuisines and cultures. With that in mind, what better way to celebrate our heritage than through food? Miniature, polymer clay food,…

It’s now been two months since the Writers Guild of America (WGA) called for a strike, with SAG-AFTRA following them on the picket lines just last week. As studios (represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television…

The song “Be Healthy” from the 2000 album by hip-hop duo dead prez, “Let’s Get Free,” is a rare rap anthem dedicated to diet, exercise and temperance: “They say you are what you eat, so I strive to eat healthy / My goal in life is not…

In the past few months, I’ve watched my colleagues and friends struggling on platforms such as Ticketmaster or Live Nation to secure tickets to concerts by Coldplay, Taylor Swift, Post Malone, and the like. But people weren’t just booking…

TikTok has kicked its music strategy into high gear in 2023.Over the past couple of months, the ByteDance-owned social platform has launched a premium music streaming service in Brazil and Indonesia, and a beta version of an AI-powered…