Catch up on what everyone is talking about with last week’s most-read posts. We’ve got topics ranging from Spotify milestones, UMG vs. TikTok, WMG layoffs, indies at the Grammys, and more…
- 85% of TikTok and 84% of YouTube videos include music
- Spotify paid the music industry $9 billion in 2023
- 35% of top TikTok tracks were removed by UMG, but fans & savvy artists find workarounds
- Four big music takeaways from Spotify’s earnings call
- Spotify passes 602 Million Monthly Active Users
- WMG has the strongest quarter ever, tips 10% layoffs, Uproxx & HipHopDX sale to invest $200M in core music business
- Half of all Grammy 2024 winners were independent!
- TikTok UMG music takedowns have begun and will happen in 3 phases
