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• Published on 25 July 2025
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I remember, not so long ago, when we all wrote the music industry’s obituary. The internet, we declared with grim certainty, had killed it. Napster was the assassin, and the smouldering wreckage of the CD business was the proof. It seemed the only people making money were spotty teenagers downloading illegal MP3s in their bedrooms. How wrong we were. The patient wasn't just alive, it was learning to dance again, and frankly, it’s looking healthier than it has in decades.
For investors, this comeback story is worth paying attention to, because it’s not built on nostalgia. It’s built on a completely rewired, and far more robust, business model.
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The first, and most obvious, change is streaming. To me, the shift from buying a CD to subscribing to a service like Spotify is like swapping a series of unpredictable one-night stands for a steady, paying relationship. The old model was lumpy and unreliable. A record label would spend a fortune on an artist, hoping for a blockbuster album. Sometimes it worked, mostly it didn't.
Now, companies like Spotify have millions of people paying them a fee every single month, like clockwork. This creates a predictable, recurring river of cash that the old guard could only dream of. And the big labels, like Warner Music Group, are positioned perfectly. They own the content, the vast back catalogues of classics and modern hits. Every time someone streams a song, a tiny sliver of cash flows back to them. It’s the gift that keeps on giving, turning decades of creative output into a modern annuity.
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Then there’s the live scene. After years of being stuck indoors, people are absolutely desperate for real, tangible experiences, and they’re willing to pay for them. This has been a spectacular boon for companies like Live Nation, which has a near-monopolistic grip on the entire process, from the artist booking to the ticket you buy online.
But the genius of the live model isn’t just in the ticket price. Where’s the real money? It’s in the fifty-quid t-shirt, the ten-pound pint of beer, and the VIP package that gets you slightly closer to the stage. Once you’re through the gates, you are a captive audience, and the business of extracting cash from your wallet becomes an art form. An artist can only play so many shows, creating a natural scarcity that keeps prices firm. It’s a simple, powerful, and highly profitable dynamic.
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Perhaps the most interesting part of this whole revival is the quiet, unglamorous business of music rights. Owning the rights to a popular song is like being the landlord of a property that exists everywhere at once. Every time it’s played on the radio, used in a film, or streamed online, you collect rent. It’s an asset class that has attracted some very serious, very shrewd money because its returns are not necessarily tied to the whims of the stock market.
You see, it’s not just about one hit song or one sold-out tour. It’s the entire machine, from the tech platforms to the concert promoters and the rights holders. Looking at them together, in a collection like the Soundtrack of Our Lives, starts to paint a rather compelling picture of the whole ecosystem. Of course, it’s not all guaranteed. Tastes are fickle, competition is fierce, and the next tech disruption could always be around the corner. Investing always carries risk. But the fundamental human desire for music, whether streamed quietly or screamed in a stadium, isn’t going away. And for once, the industry seems to have found a way to properly monetise it.
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