Music Business News: France

‘Our advice to independent artists right now is simple: keep releasing’

The CEO of Believe, Denis Ladegaillerie, offers his advice to artists, labels and managers during an uncertain time

How to market your music during Coronavirus lockdown – according to one of the world’s biggest record companies

Download Believe's Creative Marketing Playbook right here

Standalone Spotify Kids app launches in the US, Canada & France

Ad-free app is exclusive to Spotify Premium Family subscribers

Done deal: Tencent-led consortium completes $3.4bn acquisition of 10% of Universal Music Group

"Vivendi is very happy with the arrival of the Tencent-led consortium. It will enable UMG to further develop in the Asian market."

Global Spotify chart streams rose 3% last week – but fell again in the United States

Deezer says there's reason to be hopeful – and we need to wait things out

Sacem unveils $6.7m fund and advances on royalties to help its author, composer & publisher members during Coronavirus crisis

Operational arrangements for the emergency fund will be active as soon as April 2, says Sacem

MIDEM 2020 cancelled, reboots as digital event due to Coronavirus

The Midem Digital Edition will take place June 2-5, 2020

Coronavirus clobbers music retail, as Amazon halts trade orders of CD and vinyl

FNAC shuts down physical stores in France, as Germany begins "far-reaching" measures