Music Business News: Europe

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Merlin appoints 2026–2027 Board, adding five new global representatives

New execs join Board from Nigeria, Portugal, Japan, Germany and the UK

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Cutting Edge acquires music catalog of composer John Paesano, including scores from ‘Maze Runner’ and ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’

The deal includes music from franchises that have generated over $1.8 billion at the global box office.

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BMG to move global HQ to renovated Lumina building in Berlin in 2027

The move puts BMG in the former Galeries Lafayette building just two blocks from its current Berlin offices.

Interviews

‘When you can’t see the whole picture, you don’t truly understand what’s going on in your business.’

Absolute Label Services co-bosses, Henry Semmence and Simon Wills discuss Anthology, a new system they believe is key to the future of their company – and the success of their clients…

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Managers and agents of Ed Sheeran, Oasis, Olivia Dean, Radiohead, Fontaines D.C. and more urge EU action on ‘predatory ticket resale’

The signatories want the Digital Fairness Act expanded to tackle ticket resale abuse.

Interviews

Believe’s Chris Meehan on growing Sentric into a global platform, servicing indie songwriters, and why publishing once ‘felt like a dark art’

MBW's World Leaders series meets Chris Meehan, CEO of Publishing at Believe

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Spotify expands messaging feature with live friend activity and ‘Request to Jam’

Since the messaging feature’s launch, nearly 40 million users have sent about 340 million messages.

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UK music streaming subscription revenues grew by 3.2% YoY in 2025. So did inflation.

Slowdown is particularly notable given that the UK subscription market benefited from yet another Spotify price increase in 2025, albeit towards the end of the year