Spotify's sneaky songwriter pay move and Blackstone vs. Concord: Talking Trends

On this episode of Music Business Worldwide's Talking Trends, MBW founder, Tim Ingham , is once again joined by Charlie D'Atri , to discuss two key recent headlines from the world of entertainment: (1) A battle between Concord and financial giant Blackstone to acquire Hipgnosis Songs Fund – the UK-listed bundle of music rights accumulated by Merck Mercuriadis; (2) Spotify's decision to re-categorize its Premium subscription tiers as 'bundles' – including audiobooks – that will materially lessen the royalty rate paid to songwriters in the US. People and companies mentioned on this Talking Trends podcast include: Spotify, Daniel Ek, Blackstone, Merck Mercuriadis, Concord, NMPA, David Israelite, EQT, Shot Tower Capital, BMG, Citrin Cooperman, and more.

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Spotify's sneaky songwriter pay move and Blackstone vs. Concord: Talking Trends is an episode from Music Business Worldwide by Music Business Worldwide (MBW).

This episode is 24:09 long.

This episode was published on Apr 26, 2024.

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