The Three Major Publishers Generated More than $3.2 Billion in 2019 — That’s $369,000 Per Hour
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Including those publishing figures, the three major labels earned more than $18 billion among them in 2019
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Warner Music Group’s A&R Costs Say a Lot About How Much Labels Need to Spend on Artists in Today’s Music Industry
Posted in: Music FeaturesWMG is about to go public. If I was investing, I'd watch this number closely
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Are the Major Record Companies Signing Too Many Artists?
Posted in: Music FeaturesRecent stats raise an important question: How can the major labels perform at an optimum level with two new artists a day to develop, record, promote and market?
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How Record Labels Are Selling Old Music for (Lots of) New Money
Posted in: Music NewsA Warner Music Group executive explains why, and how, record labels are suddenly revisiting their staid back catalogs
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The Eternal Revenue Stream of Led Zeppelin
Posted in: Music FeaturesIn the streaming era, record companies are cashing in anew on old hits — and getting more creative about how to do it
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DIY Artists Will Earn More than $1 Billion This Year. No Wonder the Major Labels Want Their Business
Posted in: Music FeaturesIndependent artists have exploded thanks to streaming, and labels like Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group are starting to get in on the act
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The Major Record Companies Have a Big Gender Problem – But There are Positive Signs for the Future
Posted in: Music FeaturesA new study highlights huge gender disparities at the top of the biggest labels
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Why Spotify and the Global Music Business Are Banking Their Future on India
Posted in: Music Features“Not only will Spotify bring Indian artists to the world, we’ll also bring the world’s music to fans across India,” said Daniel Ek
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Can Spotify Launch in India? It Depends Who You Ask
Posted in: Music NewsSpotify and Warner Music Group are in a public feud over the streaming service's launch in India. Both sides say the other is telling the story wrong
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A Storm Is Coming to the Global Music Industry — and More than $100 Billion Is at Stake
Posted in: Music FeaturesUp to half of Universal Music Group is for sale – and all indications are it's going to bank an astronomical sum of money. This could spell amazing news for the other two big labels
