Each quarter, Sony Corp in Tokyo announces revenue figures for its global music division in its local currency of Japanese Yen. That music division operates across recorded music and publishing, in addition to ‘Visual Media & Platform’. Below, we’ve focused on only the music publishing part of Sony’s global operation, encompassing both Sony Music Publishing … Continued
Traded on the Nasdaq, Reservoir Media publishes quarterly financial information every three months. The New York-headquartered company also publishes annual fiscal data at the end of its FY, at the close of March each year. Below you can see a data visualization of Reservoir’s annual revenues to the end of March in recent years. Reservoir … Continued
The National Music Publishers’ Association in the US issues market data each year. That market data includes, based on NMPA member data, the US revenues of the US publishing industry. You can see an updated chart mapping out this information over several years below. Source: National Music Publishers’ Association annual meetings Last updated: July 2024
In 2024, the remaining members of Queen reportedly agreed a $1 billion-plus sale of the band’s catalog to Sony Music Group. That sale was understood to include global music publishing rights plus recorded music rights outside of North America (where they are owned by Disney Music Group). Each year, the group’s music rights revenues have … Continued
The US recorded music market is measured in two reports every year (and half-year). The RIAA’s report measures the industry’s commercial performance in USD. Luminate’s report measures the volume of consumption in the US (and other global regions) across formats. Luminate’s report – which was previously run by Nielsen Music and the MRC – also … Continued
German collection society GEMA is one of the world’s largest PROs. The organization publishes its annual collection revenue stats, as well as the value of its distributions to members, each year in its annual report. Below is a visual representation of this information. Source: GEMA Last updated: April 2024
Hipgnosis Songs Fund was a music rights portfolio listed on the London Stock Exchange from 2018 to 2024. HSF was acquired and taken private by Blackstone in summer 2024. However, figures published by HSF during its time as a public company give us a good indication of the firm’s financial performance. Below you can see … Continued
The annual Grammy Awards are the world’s biggest music awards ceremony – and a focal point for the business. Each year, Nielsen issues TV viewership figures, covered in TV trade titles such as Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. Below you can see a visualization of the Grammys’ same-day US TV audience in recent years. Source: … Continued
Each summer, Goldman Sachs issues a music-focused annual report called Music In The Air. This highly influential tome sets Goldman’s latest projections for the music industry across sectors including recorded music, music publishing, and live music. Goldman’s report is informed by the latest IFPI Global Music Report, which is also issued annually. Below you can … Continued
The ‘big three’ music rights companies – Sony, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group – each publish an annual figure for their total employee base worldwide. In the case of Sony, this figure is for Sony Corp’s ‘Music’ division. This includes both recorded music and music publishing globally, but also includes ‘Visual Media & … Continued
The Orchard’s market share of the US recorded music industry shows why it’s now a serious player in both the frontline and overall business. Hits Daily Double regularly publishes market share numbers for the US market. The Orchard’s annual performance in this data is represented in the below visualization. Source: Hits Daily Double
Spotify became a publicly-traded company on the US New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in 2018. Each year, via filings with the SEC, Spotify’s largest institutional investors are revealed. MBW’s research of those filings produced the below visualization of Spotify’s shareholdings in recent years (chart proportions not to scale). Source: MBW research
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Pro-Música is Brazil’s primary recorded music trade body. Each year, it releases market data showing the growth of various formats. Below you can see a representation, in Brazil Real, of the market revenues of three streaming formats: Ad-supported audio; premium audio subscription; and ad-supported video. Source: Pro-Música
The BPI (British Phonographic Industry) is the UK’s largest trade organization for recorded music, representing all three major record companies and many independents. Each year, the BPI issues official market figures showing the UK market’s consumption patterns, including streaming figures. Below you’ll find a representation of total annual on-demand audio streams in the UK in … Continued
Both Believe and Warner Music Group issue full-year financial information to public investors. This enabled MBW to run a side-by-side of each company’s revenues broken down by international territory. Below you can see a representation of this data. Note: Believe’s FY runs calendar year; Warner Music Group’s FY runs to the end of September. Source: … Continued