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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…

Recent research has hypothesised that the earliest evidence of human lip kissing originated in a very specific geographical location in South Asia 3,500 years ago, from where it may have spread to other regions, simultaneously accelerating…

Warner Music Group‘s quarterly revenues grew 4.6% YoY to USD $1.399 billion in the opening three months of 2023 (calendar Q1) – the first quarter in which the company has been run by its new CEO, Robert Kycl.These numbers, announced by the…

LDO Recently Recorded Its Largest Transaction in 2 Years Santiment, the blockchain analytics firm, tweeted yesterday that LDO recorded its largest transaction in 2 years.According to the post, $135 million LDO was recently sent from…

Reservoir Media has confirmed its acquisition of the catalog of multi-Platinum, Grammy-nominated hip-hop producer, and artist Byron Thomas, professionally known as Mannie Fresh.The deal includes both publishing and recorded music rights,…

MBW called it a year ago, and now we can say we were right: US revenues from Latin recorded music shot past the USD $1 billion mark in 2022.According to data released today (April 12) by the RIAA, total retail revenues generated by Latin…

Could TikTok and its massive popularity amongst young consumers be responsible for a slowdown in paid subscription streaming growth within one of the world’s largest recorded music markets?That’s the question MBW asked last week, when…

MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points – and suggest what might happen next…What’s happened?Spring/summer 2022 was a buoyant period for the global recorded…

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…

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…