Music Business Worldwide

Apr 19 2024 93
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Music Business Worldwide (MBW) is the leading information and jobs service for the global music industry. It publishes two podcasts: The weekly series, Talking Trends – which dives behind the biggest headlines in the music industry – as well as The MBW Podcast, which sees us interview some of the leading figures in the global business.

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Taylor Swift x TikTok and artist visibility on Spotify: Talking Trends

Apr 19 2024 24 mins  
On this episode of Music Business Worldwide's Talking Trends, MBW founder, Tim Ingham, is joined by Charlie D'Atri, to discuss two key recent headlines from the world of entertainment: (1) Criticism of Spotify from non-superstar artists who say the platform isn't paying them a fair amount in royalties; (2) Taylor Swift unilaterally putting her recorded music back on

‘When artists say they want to be independent, what they really mean is they want to be autonomous.'

Apr 15 2024 45 mins  
On the latest Music Business Worldwide podcast, MBW founder Tim Ingham is joined by Milana Rabkin Lewis, the founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based Stem, a distribution and services company, including financial services for independent artists.Stem has had a big 12 months. A major highlight arrived last summer when the company announced it had secured a $250 million credit agreement

BMI's songwriter payout and Universal's investment into HYBE's WeVerse: Talking Trends

Apr 06 2024 18 mins  
On this episode of Music Business Worldwide's Talking Trends, MBW founder, Tim Ingham, is joined once again by Charlie D'Atri, to discuss two key recent headlines from the world of entertainment: (1) BMI's $100 million payout to songwriters following its acquisition by New Mountain Capital; (2) Universal Music Group's investment into HYBE's 'superfan&a

Fortnite Festival and Spotify's $10k earners: Talking Trends

Mar 29 2024 18 mins  
On this episode of Music Business Worldwide's Talking Trends, MBW founder, Tim Ingham, is joined once again by Charlie D'Atri, to discuss two key recent headlines from the world of entertainment: (1) Fortnite's 'Festival', built by music gaming experts Harmonix, in which players can purchase music tracks via in-game store; (2) A stat from Spotify showing th

J. Erving on RAYE, independent artists, and selling Human Re Sources to Sony Music

Mar 25 2024 26 mins  
Welcome to the latest Music Business Worldwide Podcast, supported by Voly Entertainment.Joining MBW founder, Tim Ingham, on this podcast is Julius Erving III, better known as J. Erving.Erving is the founder of Los Angeles-based Human Re Sources, a distribution and services company working with premium independent artists. Its successful clients since launch have included Brent Faiy

Skibidi Toilet, TikTok's manipulated audio, and Deezer's 26m track purge: Talking Trends

Mar 18 2024 20 mins  
On this episode of Music Business Worldwide's Talking Trends (supported by Voly Entertainment): MBW founder, Tim Ingham, is joined by Los Angeles-based music biz seer, Charlie D'Atri, to discuss two recent headlines from the world of entertainment: (1) Deezer's decision to remove 26 million music tracks from its library of content; and (2) The amount of 'manipul

Warner vs. Denis Ladegaillerie and Soho House's Public Woes: Talking Trends

Mar 12 2024 18 mins  
On this episode of Music Business Worldwide's Talking Trends, MBW founder, Tim Ingham, is once again joined by US-based music biz veteran, Charlie D'Atri, to discuss two specific recent headlines from the world of entertainment: (1) A tough time on the public markets for private members' chain – and music industry favorite – Soho House; and (2) The increasing pro

Aaron Bay-Schuck on Zach Bryan, Warner Records' resurgence, and why you 'can't microwave artist development'

Mar 06 2024 37 mins  
On this Music Business Worldwide Podcast, MBW founder, Tim Ingham, interviews Aaron Bay-Schuck, the CEO and co-Chairman of Warner Records in Los Angeles.Right now, Warner Records is on fire like no other time in its recent history. It's seeing blockbuster success from several artists who, according to Bay-Schuck, are all true artist propositions – in this industry for the lo

Label lay-offs and Universal X Chord Music: Talking Trends

Mar 05 2024 22 mins  
MBW's Talking Trends is back! On this episode, Music Business Worldwide founder, Tim Ingham, is joined by US-based industry expert, Charlie D'Atri, to discuss two specific topics that have made headlines in recent weeks: (1) A recent wave of lay-off announcements at major music companies, and (2) Universal Music Group's new $240 million investment into Chord Music.Pe

Over a third of UK small music venues operate at a loss – and two of them close every week.

Jan 31 2024 25 mins  
Hello and welcome to the latest Music Business Worldwide Podcast, supported by Voly Music – now known as Voly Entertainment.On this podcast, MBW founder Tim Ingham discusses a crisis that's rapidly deteriorating the UK live music scene.The Music Venue Trust is a trade body representing the interests of a vital collective of British live music venues. It’s just released a b