Analysis Blog The hardest-working words in the music business in 2023Eamonn Forde on the words that the music biz has been addicted to in the past 12 months – and what they really mean
Analysis Blog Superfans and supine fans: the music industry is getting its priorities the wrong way aroundThe following op-ed comes from long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde
Analysis Blog In defence of white noise.The following op-ed comes from long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde
Analysis Blog Tongue and cheek: the Rolling Stones and the unpalatable ascendancy of fauxganic marketingThe following op-ed comes from long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde
Analysis Blog Leave It Be.The following op-ed comes from long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde
Analysis Blog How Taylor Swift got to re-record her songs… and can any artist make a ‘Taylor’s Version’ of their own albums?The following op-ed comes from Larry Iser, managing partner at Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir LLP.
Analysis Blog How live acts can fully monetise their setlistsThe following op-ed comes from long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde
Analysis Blog The concert business could learn a lot from the software sector’s process of ‘dogfooding’The following op/ed comes from long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde
Analysis Blog ‘Touring can push you past the limits of mind and body, leading to burnouts, breakdowns, overdoses and relapses.’Exhilarating shows, adoring fans and global adventures – what’s not to love about touring? Tamsin Embleton, MA, MBACP and Editor of a new book on the subject, has a few suggestions…
Analysis Blog ‘Monthly Active Users’ tells us something, but not nearly enough…The following MBW analysis comes from Russ Crupnick, Managing Partner of MusicWatch
Analysis Blog How AI is reshaping the music industryThe following op/ed comes from Nick Breen, a Partner in the Entertainment and Media Industry Group at Global law firm Reed Smith
Analysis Blog Music’s addicted to the ‘Monthly Active User’ metric. But it tells us nothing.The following op/ed comes from long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde
Analysis Blog ‘We should all be keeping a close eye on HYBE and how it fares in its quest to rival major labels on a worldwide basis.’The following op/ed from MBW founder Tim Ingham first appeared as the leader in the latest issue of MBW’s premium quarterly sister publication, MBUK
Analysis Blog ‘Clustering reduces the risk of the wrong rights owners being paid and assists in making performer line-ups as complete and consistent as possible.’PPL’s Chief Information Officer Mark Douglas examines the potential for ‘clustering’ to help solve problems ranging from accuracy to fraud…
Analysis Blog If you are terrified about AI music stealing your audiences, what does that say about your faith in your own music?The following op/ed comes from long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde