MBW Explains

As HYBE raises $80m for its gaming business, could it try to emulate Sony Corp’s cross-media strategy?

New 'HYBE 2.0' global strategy could look to borrow elements of Sony's longstanding multi-divisional structure

In case you missed it… HYBE, the company behind superstars BTS and Seventeen, just launched a label services business in the US

MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points

How the ‘COPIED Act’ could make it unlawful to train AI using copyrighted material without permission…

A new front has opened in the battle between IP owners and AI companies who would use copyrighted IP to train AI without permission

Sony Music is in the process of taking control of Queen’s UK-based companies

Sony Music's landmark Queen catalog acquisition is getting closer and closer to becoming 'official'

A warning sign? Sweden has fewer paying music subscribers than it did 2 years ago, according to YouGov survey.

New report suggests that Swedish consumers are potentially becoming more price-sensitive for streaming music

How the major labels plan to cost Suno and Udio billions (and why it all rests on Michael Bublé)

The AI music companies' business model "threatens to eliminate the existing market for licensing sound recordings"

What’s behind France and Canada’s music streaming taxes, and where could they happen next (hint: the USA?)

This year, two significant music markets – France and Canada – have slapped new taxes on the revenues of music streaming services

Bill Ackman, a major Universal Music shareholder, just got richer – and much more ambitious. What might this mean for UMG?

How Pershing Square's new money-game connects to Universal Music Group – and the music business at large

The DoJ is suing to break up Live Nation. What exactly does the lawsuit aim to achieve – and could the concert giant win?

The DoJ has its work cut out for it, if it wants to see Live Nation and Ticketmaster broken up

Suno could get sued by the record business. Who’s backing it with $125m?

Here, we take a look at Suno’s investors, their philosophies, and the other businesses they’ve put money behind...

Spotify’s battle with songwriters and music publishers is getting complicated. Here’s a recap.

MBW Explains what's happened, who has said what so far, and what could happen next...

Could Spotify lose the crucial ‘bundling’ lawsuit filed by the MLC? It all comes down to these legal arguments…

Spotify could easily lose the lawsuit failed against it... but still win in the long run

Sony Music sends letters to 700 AI, music streaming companies declaring it’s ‘opting out’ of AI training

The letter also states that these companies may have already violated Sony's copyrights

Will HYBE’s inclusion on South Korea’s ‘antitrust watch list’ be a problem for the world’s largest K-pop company?

A regulatory rule in South Korea means HYBE faces disclosure requirements that other K-pop companies don't

With another CEO set to exit, more layoffs and shuttered offices, what’s going on at Proper, the company formerly known as Utopia Music?

Proper Group says it's poised for growth and expansion, but less than a month ago, it was asking shareholders for a cash infusion