XL Recordings In The News

Sweden’s 100 biggest songs of 2015: Universal claims 42%, Sony on 32%

Major Lazer out in front, Ellie Goulding at No.2

Apple Music welcomes SBTV onto its service

First playlist includes Dizzee Rascal

Beggars Group posts £3.8m profit in 2014 – without a new Adele record

XL turns over £11.5m with £2.7m profit

Crying babies, yapping dogs and mega-hits: How PMR’s ‘renegade operation’ took over the charts

Label of The Month is awarded to the Parmar brothers

UK-based independent PC Music signs deal with Sony’s Columbia

Hannah Diamond, Kane West and others have signed to PC Music roster

Transgressive pay tribute to Jazz Summers as label wins AIM Award

Ninja Tune, Earache and FKA Twigs amongst other winners

Beats 1: Indies dominate first day’s playlist as Zane Lowe delivers

Indies take 41% with Universal on 39%

Apple Music contract is a concern – but service is still a huge opportunity

[PIAS] MD Edwin Schroter urges indies not to obsess over free trial offer