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Observations on Universal Music Group’s 2024 restructuring program

The 'why', the 'where', and the 'how many' of the music biz's biggest story of the moment under the microscope

Daniel Ek says he’s ‘probably the least powerful person in Spotify,’ and 3 other things we learned from his recent Norges Bank interview

Ek also commented on what AI will mean for Spotify subscribers during his interview on the In Good Company podcast hosted by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) CEO Nicolai Tangen

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Taylor Swift’s music is streamed more in the US than the entire Jazz and Classical genres

Swift claimed an audio stream market share of 1.28%; her market share including record sales was even bigger, at 1.79%

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From 45m unplayed tracks on streaming services to SoundCloud’s potential sale… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days...

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158 million tracks had 1,000 plays or fewer on music streaming services last year. 45 million had no plays at all.

The number of tracks with no plays on audio streaming platforms jumped by 7.7 million over the past year, according to a new Luminate report

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Global on-demand audio streams reached the 4 trillion mark for the first time ever in a single year in 2023

Market monitor Luminate has published its Year-End report for 2023

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Mark Douglas on AI: ‘We need our legislators to spend less time worrying about killer robots of the future, and really focus on the harms that have already taken place.’

PPL's Chief Information Officer highlights huge problems and gaping legislative holes at the heart of the AI revolution

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More price rises… now? Spotify price hike helped drive a 9.8% YoY jump in UK music subscription spending in 2023

July 2023 marked the first time in its 15-year history that Spotify increased its flagship subscription price point in the UK (and many other territories). Since that point, an individual monthly Premium subscription to Spotify in the UK has cost GBP £10.99, as opposed to its previous price of £9.99; the platform’s Family Plan tariff … Continued

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Hipgnosis Songs Fund’s board is concerned over Citrin Cooperman’s latest valuation of the company. What’s it going to do about it?

Hipgnosis Songs Fund delayed its results today. Why did it do it - and what does it really mean?

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Music Business Analysis

Observations on Universal Music Group’s 2024 restructuring program

Daniel Ek says he’s ‘probably the least powerful person in Spotify,’ and 3 other things we learned from his recent Norges Bank interview

Taylor Swift’s music is streamed more in the US than the entire Jazz and Classical genres

From 45m unplayed tracks on streaming services to SoundCloud’s potential sale… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

158 million tracks had 1,000 plays or fewer on music streaming services last year. 45 million had no plays at all.

Global on-demand audio streams reached the 4 trillion mark for the first time ever in a single year in 2023

Mark Douglas on AI: ‘We need our legislators to spend less time worrying about killer robots of the future, and really focus on the harms that have already taken place.’

More price rises… now? Spotify price hike helped drive a 9.8% YoY jump in UK music subscription spending in 2023

From Universal’s busy week to BMG’s pivot away from live music… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The EU’s AI act is a vital piece of legislation for the music industry – but what does it actually say?

Andreessen Horowitz’s thoughts on AI shows what the music industry will be up against in 2024

Hipgnosis Songs Fund’s board is concerned over Citrin Cooperman’s latest valuation of the company. What’s it going to do about it?

The number of Latin music listeners on Spotify worldwide soared 986% from 2014 to 2023

The hardest-working words in the music business in 2023

From SoundCloud’s profitability to Universal’s $50bn+ public valuation… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up