Financials

CISAC Prepares Sanctions for Embattled Spanish Collecting Society SGAE

CISAC Collections Reach a Record €9.7 Billion

November 7, 2019

Digital revenue in 2018 helped the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) achieve a record €9.65 billion in global royalty collections. On November 7, the organization, whi... Read More...

Napster Settles with Songwriter David Lowery

Napster Quarterly Revenues Drop as Shift Towards B2B Continues

Colin Cohen

November 6, 2019

On November 6, RealNetworks, which is the parent of Napster, released its 3rd quarter financials for 2019, with revenue at the music streaming service dropping precipitously as the company shifts toward B2B. ... Read More...

Live Nation Misses Q3 Earnings Estimates as Concert Revenue Slips

Marsha Silva

November 1, 2019

Live Nation just reported its 3rd quarter financials, with numbers disappointing many on Wall Street. In the period ending September 30, the ticket seller and concert promoter recorded an earnings per share ... Read More...

SiriusXM Adds 210,000 Subscribers This Quarter ⁠— Pandora Subscribers Plunge

Ashley King

October 31, 2019

SiriusXM's financials reveal the company added roughly 210,000 net subscribers, while earnings slipped substantially. The story at Pandora wasn't rosy. The company's third-quarter 2019 total revenue was $2.... Read More...

iTunes is Dead — So, What About My Purchased Music, Movies, and TV Shows?

Apple Reports Record Services Revenue of $12.5 Billion — Buoyed In Part by Apple Music

Marsha Silva

October 30, 2019

Apple just released its 4th quarter financials for the period ending September 30, in which services such as Apple Music generated a record $12.5 billion in revenue. Services revenue at the company increased... Read More...

Sony Music Unveils Joint Venture With Two Podcast Veterans

What Plateau? Sony Music Quarterly Streaming Revenues Boom 21%

Marsha Silva

October 30, 2019

Earlier today, Sony Music reported its second-quarter financial results for 2019, with music streaming driving a sharp increase in revenues. In the period ending September 30th, Sony Music reported an operat... Read More...

7digital Continues to Crash — Revenues Plunge During the First Half of 2019

Marsha Silva

September 20, 2019

7digital is still in serious trouble — but the digital music company promises 'operational profitability' in 2020. Earlier today, digital music and radio services platform 7digital announced that revenues at... Read More...

BMI Files Petition Against North American Concerts Promoters Association (NACPA)

BMI Says It Just Posted the Most Successful Financial Year of ‘Any Music Rights Organization In the World’

Marsha Silva

September 9, 2019

It was a record-breaking year for BMI. The music rights management conglomerate reported that its annual revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019 was nearly $1.3 billion. This represents an increase ... Read More...

PledgeMusic Delivers a New Non-Statement

BTS Agency Big Hit Entertainment Posts Insane First Half Revenues

Marsha Silva

August 21, 2019

The first half of 2019 was very good to Big Hit Entertainment, the South Korean company that manages BTS. Earlier today (August 21st) the company announced record revenues at its 'Big Hit Corporate Briefing ... Read More...

After 44 Years, Warner. Bros Records Exits Historic 'Ski Lodge' HQ

Warner Music Group Enjoys Double-Digit Quarterly Revenue Gains to $1.06 Billion — But CEO Says Crediting Streaming Is an ‘Oversimplification’

Ashley King

August 6, 2019

Warner Music Group reported their Q3 2019 earnings with double-digit growth — thanks to streaming revenues. WMG revenues topped $1.06 billion in the quarter ending on June 30th, a healthy 9-figure total. Th... Read More...

Sony Music's Q1 2019 — $1.02 Billion in Recorded Music Revenue and $348.5 Million in Operating Income

Streaming Saves: Sony Music’s Q1 Recorded Music Revenue Jumps 11.5% to $1.02 Billion

Daniel Sanchez

July 30, 2019

Sony Music Entertainment, one of the world's largest music labels, recently published its financial report for the Q1 of the fiscal year 2019. This report is an important indicator of the company's health and... Read More...

Despite a Plunge In Pandora Listeners, SiriusXM Quarterly Revenues Hit a Record $2 Billion

Daniel Sanchez

July 30, 2019

SiriusXM has published its earnings report for the second fiscal quarter of 2019. The figures include a small bump on Sirius subs, and a sharp drop in monthly average users at Pandora. In the first quarter ... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

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Indonesia: One of the World’s Most Promising Digital Music Markets

What Politicians Could Learn from the Music Business: A Midterm Election Primer

What Lawsuits? Live Nation Posts ‘Record’ Q3 2026 Financials, Now Expects ‘To Welcome Nearly 180 Million Fans’ This Year

Sony Music Q3 2026 Revenue Approaches $3.2 Billion Amid Double-Digit Recorded Music and Live/Merch Growth

BTS Tour = Record Hybe Revenue: K-Pop Giant Posts Strong Q3 2026 Financials, Teases BTS Members’ Post-Arirang Projects

Apple Reports Double-Digit Calendar Q3 2026 Growth as Subscriber Gains Drive Record Services Revenue

SiriusXM Reports 5,000 Self-Pay Net Additions for Q3 2026, Says ‘Morgan Wallen Radio’ Helped Drive a 5% Average Listening Time Increase

CISAC Collections Reach a Record €9.7 Billion

Napster Quarterly Revenues Drop as Shift Towards B2B Continues

Live Nation Misses Q3 Earnings Estimates as Concert Revenue Slips

SiriusXM Adds 210,000 Subscribers This Quarter ⁠— Pandora Subscribers Plunge

Apple Reports Record Services Revenue of $12.5 Billion — Buoyed In Part by Apple Music

What Plateau? Sony Music Quarterly Streaming Revenues Boom 21%

7digital Continues to Crash — Revenues Plunge During the First Half of 2019

BMI Says It Just Posted the Most Successful Financial Year of ‘Any Music Rights Organization In the World’

BTS Agency Big Hit Entertainment Posts Insane First Half Revenues

Warner Music Group Enjoys Double-Digit Quarterly Revenue Gains to $1.06 Billion — But CEO Says Crediting Streaming Is an ‘Oversimplification’

Streaming Saves: Sony Music’s Q1 Recorded Music Revenue Jumps 11.5% to $1.02 Billion

Despite a Plunge In Pandora Listeners, SiriusXM Quarterly Revenues Hit a Record $2 Billion