You can listen to the latest MBW podcast above, or on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeart etc. via this link. Welcome to the latest Music Business Worldwide Podcast. The MBW Podcast is supported by Voly Music. On this podcast, MBW founder Tim Ingham is joined by Mark Davyd, founder and CEO of the … Read more
Disney World is swell and those rings are the height of athletic bling, but for NFL athletes, the Super Bowl is also about a nice pay bonus. Sure, the glory is the big draw and having the Vince Lombardi Trophy greet you every day when you come in next season is nearly as nice. But … Read more
Winning the Super Bowl brings more than a trip to Disney World and a nice financial bonus, it also gives players access to some of the best bling on the planet. A Super Bowl ring, in some ways, carries more prestige than the Lombardi trophy. It’s certainly more permanent, as players don’t have to return … Read more
“If there are no trade barriers established, they will pretty much demolish most other car companies in the world,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk told investors last month. “They’re extremely good.” Tesla was recently overtaken by China’s BYD—backed by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway—in global sales of electric vehicles. Some of the nicer electric vehicles made in … Read more
Imran Khan’s supporters demonstrated in key cities across Pakistan as two rival parties held talks to form a government even though Khan loyalists won the most seats in Thursday’s polls. Supporters of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party staged protests in the cities of Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar. The crowds numbered in the hundreds due to the heavy … Read more
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days. MBW’s round-up is supported by Centtrip, which helps over 500 of the world’s best-selling artists maximize their income and reduce their touring costs. This week saw Warner Music Group report record-high … Read more
Imran Khan was jailed and silenced. His colleagues were barred from contesting Pakistan’s election under their party’s name. They weren’t even allowed to use its famous cricket bat symbol. Yet the candidates who are part of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party — running as independents — put forth a strong showing in the contentious poll. Independents, … Read more
Javier Milei was in the middle of his first television interview as Argentina’s president-elect when an adviser abruptly handed him a mobile phone. The cameras stopped rolling. Pope Francis was on the line. The world’s two most powerful Argentines had traded barbs throughout the election that Milei won in a landslide last November. The foul-mouthed … Read more
Music rights company Reservoir Media has reported a solid jump in revenue for its fiscal Q3 (calendar Q4) ended December 31, 2023, and raised its outlook for the full year. The New York-headquartered company reported revenue of USD $35.48 million for the quarter ending December 31, 2023, an increase of 14% YoY on an … Read more
If you’re building a list of the most important stocks in the market, Tesla Inc. has to be on it. Or does it? That’s part of a growing debate on Wall Street, where shares of Elon Musk’s electric-vehicle maker are tanking as the rest of the market rallies — and the company is warning that … Read more