Music Business Europe

The final phase of talks begin this week

"We would rather have no Directive at all than a bad Directive," say rightsholders

John Phelan, Director General of publishers' global body the ICMP, weighs in on the status of the Copyright Directive

Eleven member states, including Italy and Germany, reject latest draft of proposal

Organizations to have signed the letter include the IFPI and IMPALA

Members include promoters for Adele, Arcade Fire, Björk, Bruce Springsteen, and Ed Sheeran

Sheeran and Taylor Swift secure the year's two biggest tours

Vivendi, IFPI and IMPALA all sign exasperated open letter regarding European Copyright Directive

Independents also increased their global market share to 39.9% in 2017

Make your own mind up on the most controversial legislation debate of the year

The deal was subject to approvals under the competition laws of Germany and Austria

This digital distribution deal includes the current release POP/STARS from virtual K-pop band K/DA

EMI now becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony

The figures were published in CISAC's 2018 Global Collections Report

YouTube’s Global Head of Music slams Article 13 in a monthly newsletter to industry execs