African streaming service Mdundo has published its latest annual report, with new stats on how its business is growing.
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TikTok publishes its financial results for the UK and Europe
TikTok has offered a new insight into its business via a financial filing covering its UK and European operations.
PRS for Music reveals first results of member survey on AI
This week, UK songwriters body The Ivors Academy held its ‘Global Creators Summit’ – a one-day event focusing on AI technologies.
British musicians average £20.7k of annual earnings from music
British organisations Help Musicians and the Musicians’ Union have teamed up to publish the UK’s first ever ‘Musicians’ Census’ this morning.
Spain recorded music revenues grew 11.5% in first half of 2023
Spain is the latest recorded music market with its first-half figures published, courtesy of industry body Promusicae.
Believe hits €700m royalty payouts milestone in Asia Pacific
Distributor Believe is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its move into the Asia-Pacific region with some stats.
UK Music study explores Brexit impact (spoiler: it’s not good)
British umbrella music-industry body UK Music has published a report examining the impact that Brexit has had on musicians.
French recorded-music revenues grow, but industry isn’t happy
French body SNEP is the latest music industry organisation to reveal recorded-music figures for the first half of 2023. In France, that meant 9.4% growth year-on-year to €397m from digital and […]
Apple Music reveals sharp growth for streams of African music
Apple Music doesn’t share numbers publicly that often, so when it does, they’re generally significant. Like this one.
BMG revenues grew 11.5% to €414m in the first half of 2023
Media group Bertelsmann published its financial results this morning, including figures for its music arm BMG for the first half of 2023.
Taylor Swift reaches 100m monthly listeners Spotify milestone
Less than nine years ago, Taylor Swift had pulled her catalogue from Spotify. Now she’s its second biggest artist.
Italy’s recorded-music market grew 14.2% in first half of 2023
Italian labels body FIMI has published its latest figures, covering the recorded-music market in Italy in the first half of 2023.