{"id":176793,"date":"2025-08-04T15:11:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T19:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/08\/04\/2025-q2-earnings-heres-what-every-music-company-made-2\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T15:11:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T19:11:34","slug":"2025-q2-earnings-heres-what-every-music-company-made-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/08\/04\/2025-q2-earnings-heres-what-every-music-company-made-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Q2 Earnings: Here\u2019s What Every Music Company\u00a0Made"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tThe only sure thing in this earnings season is unpredictability. While the global economy remains resilient in the face of U.S. tariffs, and U.S. gross domestic product grew 3% in Q2<\/a>, stocks took a hit from a weak U.S. jobs report<\/a> on Aug. 1, and some experts believe a constant drip, drip, drip of negative developments will cause \u201cdeath by a thousand cuts.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tMusic companies\u2019 early results also offered mixed signals. Spotify, the first music company out of the gate on July 29, posted solid year-over-year growth but disappointed investors with weaker-than-expected guidance for the third quarter. Spotify shares dipped 11.6% as a result. Two days later, Universal Music Group (UMG) posted 4.5% revenue growth and 8.5% subscription growth. But investors were hesitant \u2014 was it a lack of margin improvement or concerns about cash flow? \u2014 and UMG\u2019s share price dipped 5.2% the following day.<\/p>\n

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\n\tBelow are summaries, listed in alphabetical order, of every music company to report second quarter earnings as of July 31. Billboard<\/em> will update the page as more results are announced. (If the summary includes a hyperlink, click on it to get the full story.)<\/p>\n

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