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MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events or news stories. Only MBW+ subscribers have unlimited access to these articles. The below article originally appeared within the latest MBW+ Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers. What’s the most worrying thing you’ve seen in the […]
Less than a year after its last round of layoffs, streaming service TIDAL has reportedly announced further job cuts. According to an internal memo obtained by Fortune, TIDAL owner Block is planning significant job reductions so that the DSP can operate “like a startup again.” “So we’re going to part ways with a number of […]
Radiohead and the Smile singer Thom Yorke paused a recent solo concert in Melbourne, Australia, after being heckled by a pro-Palestine member of the audience. Footage from the concert shows a man shouting about the death tolls in Israel’s war in Gaza and asking Yorke, “How could you be silent?” (The Israeli offensive, in Gaza, […]
Hipgnosis is the latest big name to back the Music Business UK Awards. It will sponsor the Songwriter of the Year Award, a category it has supported since the event was launched in 2016 and which was won last year by Lostboy (Peter Rycroft). The Music Business UK Awards takes place next Tuesday (November 5th) […]
Brujeria will tour with Carcass and Rotten Sound across Europe this coming January in memory of their two vocalists Juan Brujo and Pinche Peach. Peach passed away this July, while Brujo passed away a few months later in September. The tour is being billed as a “tribute to Juan Brujo and Pinche Peach” (or “homenaje […]
G-Dragon is reclaiming the spotlight on his terms. The K-pop icon’s first single in seven years, “POWER,” drops Thursday (Oct. 31) as part of a new partnership with his Korean agency, Galaxy Corporation, and EMPIRE, the major independent record label that boasts Shaboozey on its roster. Known for shattering K-pop conventions and cracking the Billboard […]
During a special concert in São Paulo, Brazil, in September, the Weeknd and Brazilian pop star Anitta debuted a new song called “São Paulo.” It’s now been officially released, along with a video directed by Freeka Tet. In the visual, Anitta is masked and pregnant, and her belly is more than a bit unusual. Find […]
As I Lay Dying is down to just vocalist Tim Lambesis, as longtime guitarist Phil Sgrosso has now quit the band. Sgrosso played for As I Lay Dying between 2003 and 2014, and then again from their reformation in 2018 until present day. Much like everyone else that has quit As I Lay Dying in […]
Megan Thee Stallion has filed a lawsuit against YouTuber Milagro Gramz over her spreading misinformation and lies about Megan regarding the Tory Lanez shooting case. See what Megan had to say in response to the YouTuber. Tetris Kelly: Megan Thee Stallion has filed a lawsuit against a YouTuber over lies about the Tory Lanez shooting […]
For the first time ever, YouTube’s subscription and advertising revenues have surpassed $50 billion over four quarters. Sundar Pichai, CEO of YouTube parent companies Alphabet and Google, revealed the number on the company’s Q3 2024 earnings call on Tuesday (October 29). “Together, YouTube TV, NFL Sunday Ticket, and YouTube Music Premium are driving subscription growth […]