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Music Business Worldwide

Music Business Worldwide (MBW)

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.

Episodes
‘When artists say they want to be independent, what they really mean is they want to be autonomous.'April 15, 2024
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BMI's songwriter payout and Universal's investment into HYBE's WeVerse: Talking TrendsApril 06, 2024
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Fortnite Festival and Spotify's $10k earners: Talking TrendsMarch 29, 2024
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J. Erving on RAYE, independent artists, and selling Human Re Sources to Sony MusicMarch 25, 2024
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Skibidi Toilet, TikTok's manipulated audio, and Deezer's 26m track purge: Talking Trends March 18, 2024
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Warner vs. Denis Ladegaillerie and Soho House's Public Woes: Talking TrendsMarch 12, 2024
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Aaron Bay-Schuck on Zach Bryan, Warner Records' resurgence, and why you 'can't microwave artist development'March 06, 2024
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Label lay-offs and Universal X Chord Music: Talking TrendsMarch 05, 2024
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Over a third of UK small music venues operate at a loss – and two of them close every week.January 31, 2024
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A different kind of streaming fraud: Over 1m 'manipulated' tracks are on audio streaming servicesJanuary 17, 2024
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How can the music business better serve 'superfans' – and can it really ask them for more money?November 30, 2023
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Why artists and their teams need to start thinking seriously about the data they've left strewn across the internet.November 13, 2023
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Scott Cohen on his optimism for the music industry – and JKBX's 'transformative' launchOctober 23, 2023
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What should the music industry learn from the world of e-Sports?October 04, 2023
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How will generative AI music ultimately affect the global music business?October 02, 2023
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Denis Ladegaillerie on AI, streaming royalty models, Believe's game plan... and moreSeptember 06, 2023
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Goldman Sachs' Lisa Yang: Why I'm bullish on music streaming's futureAugust 14, 2023
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'People really like music. But the music industry lets everyone else capture the value.'July 19, 2023
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Will Page on streaming pricing, music's revenue 'pie' – and why the global record industry is more local than everJuly 04, 2023
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This indie artist has over a billion streams on Spotify. 10 years ago, a record label told him his music was 'unreleasable'May 31, 2023
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Can Audius change the music industry's relationship with 'superfans'?May 22, 2023
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Austin Daboh on music, tech, AI, and the future of artist marketingMay 10, 2023
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Can this entrepreneur unlock $40 billion in new revenue for the music business?March 31, 2023
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Fewer DIY artists generated over $10k on Spotify in 2022 than they did in 2021 (according to Spotify's own figures).March 21, 2023
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Why is Spotify copying TikTok? To cling on to power.March 15, 2023
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