Over 44m people attended Live Nation concerts in Q3 2022 – it’s highest quarterly attendance ever

Concerts giant Live Nation just delivered what it says was its ‘biggest summer concert season in history’.
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The three major music publishers now own or control over 10 million songs between them (kind of)

Investor figures from the three majors suggest they are – or will soon be – looking after double-digit millions of songs
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Two thirds of TikTok’s viral hits are sparked by organic content, with no spend on advertising or influencers (report)

Creative consulting agency ContraBrand publishes report on How Artists are Going Viral on TikTok in 2022
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UK record labels spent $41m on A&R every month in 2021

MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a single data point that deserves the attention of the global music industry. Stat Of the Week is supported by Cinq Music Group, a technology-driven record label, distribution, and rights managem…

Live Nation has already sold 100m tickets for concerts in 2022 – more than it sold in the whole of 2019

Company generated revenues of $6.2bn across all divisions in the first six months of the year, according to new investor filing
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