Reacts

Universal spent $1bn+ on investments in 2024… and 5 other things we learned on UMG’s latest earnings call

What UMG's leadership team said on the company's FY 2024 call...

Indies are nibbling into the majors’ streaming market share. After Believe saga, how might Warner Music Group respond?

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It’s ‘business as usual’ at Live Nation despite DoJ antitrust lawsuit, and 3 other things we learned on the company’s Q2 earnings call

Live Nation addressed the antitrust suit, the slowdown in stadium activity, and the impact of the Paris Olympics on its live events

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Four things we learned from Sir Lucian Grainge on Universal’s Q3 earnings call… that wasn’t ‘Merchants of Garbage’

From Deezer to AI and China, UMG's leadership team discussed a number of key topics for the business

Analysis

Blatant Plagiarism? 5 key takeaways from Universal’s lyrics lawsuit against AI unicorn Anthropic

Lawsuit against AI company could prove to be a decisive moment in establishing the legal boundaries of artificial intelligence

Analysis

Will Universal and Warner be able to overcome the problems with licensing ‘Deepfakes’ of their artists?

MBW Reacts is a series of comment pieces from the Music ComeOn team. They are our analytical (and sometimes opinionated) reactions to major recent entertainment news stories...