Music Business News: Germany
News Universal will officially base song approval process on sound quality in Mercedes-Benz vehicles
News Stack joined BMG in 2014 following the company's acquisition Union Square Music
Analysis News In 2012, the European Commission banned UMG from making a wide range of deals in Europe. That ban just expired.
News Today's news comes two years after BMG bought a majority stake in local live music promoter, Undercover
Interviews Doreen Schimk, co-President of Warner Music Central Europe, discusses gender equality in music, bringing German hip-hop to the global stage, and much more besides
News Daniel Ek-backed company strikes strategic partnership with Germany-based automotive and arms manufacturer, Rheinmetall
News Deal with Odyssey will see FUGA providing both digital and physical distribution for the company’s roster
News BMG reports that 60% of its revenues in the first half of 2022 were from publishing, with 40% from recordings.