Market Share of Music Industry Landscape
The music market is moderately consolidated because of the dominance of a few key companies, like UMG and Sony Music, offering recording services. Streaming service providers are estimated to continue facing strong market competition. These companies continuously invest in strategic partnerships and product developments to gain more market share. Some of the recent developments by the companies are listed below.
October 2023: Downtown Music Publishing (DMP) announces a global music publishing agreement with Outer Voice Music Publishing (OVMP), the newly formed arm of The Outer Voice Company, founded by artists JAM & Philly. The global administration deal will include JAM & Philly's well-received singles on the Outer Voice label imprint, "Photographs" and "Blind," and all songwriter credits signed within the two-year term. Downtown Music Publishing will be working collaboratively with JAM & Philly and the Outer Voice Music Publishing team in a shared commitment to drive impactful exposure, promotion, and awareness for South Asian songwriters and their catalog. Both companies will be administering works globally, procuring sync placements, and creating original composition opportunities for a wide-ranging roster of songwriters across the South Asian diaspora.
September 2023: Muso.AI says it has ingested over 1.4 million post-distribution credit modifications from rightsholders, artists, and collaborators.The company notes that partners like SoundExchange and Napster use its verified credits. The focus of the collaboration with Rimas Publishing will be around Muso.AI’s 24-hour analytics, which the latter company says departs from the conventional track-and-album approach, and instead centers on companies, catalogs, and individual profiles.
Music Market Leaders
BMG Rights Management GmbH
Kobalt Music Group, Ltd.
SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Universal Music Group
WARNER MUSIC INC.
*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order
