Music Business News: Germany

Germany set to ban major events until end of August 2020 (report)

Reported ban would affect major music festivals in Germany

Spotify enables more artists & businesses to run audio ads as self-serve ‘Ad Studio’ moves out of beta and expands into 18 new markets

'Ad Studio marks the start of a new chapter.'

‘We can’t allow this crisis to bring down the future of talented people who chose a creative career.’

Hartwig Masuch on BMG's performance in 2019 – and how the major rightsholders might change in the years ahead

BMG revenues climbed 10% to $674m in 2019… with a 23% profit margin

Company's revenues have grown more than 60% since 2015

Emergency Coronavirus fund for songwriters worth up to $43m launched by GEMA in Germany

The €40m aid fund will be provided by GEMA in a two-stage program, PRO confirms

SoundCloud slashes SoundCloud Pro Unlimited price, partners with Twitch to help creators during Coronavirus live show shutdown

"We are all facing an unprecedented situation."

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

How to deal with a Coronavirus-hit music business: ‘It’s not fair’ is not a strategy.

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