Music Business News: Europe

Beggars and Secretly strike deal with Cargo Records to launch new UK-based indie distribution company

Cargo Independent Distribution will be led by Cargo Records UK founder & CEO Phil Hill

Read Sir Lucian Grainge’s Universal Music Capital Markets day opening address in full: ‘Streaming will continue to propel many years of industry growth.’

Superfandom, quantum leaps, and fundemental facts...

Universal’s direct-to-fan business has been growing at a whopping 33% rate, and 3 other things we learned at UMG’s Capital Markets Day

UMG has revealed it's working with Spotify on the streaming platform's new 'Super-Premium' subscription tier

UnitedMasters taps RoEx to offer AI-powered mastering to indie artists

UnitedMasters artists will now have access to automated mastering services for $4.99 a track.

Universal Music Group is targeting 8-10% annual growth in subscription streaming revenues. Here’s how that might play out.

UMG has announced some important new numbers. If they come true, how might they affect the company's growth?

Pink Floyd’s recordings catalog could soon sell for $400m-$500m. But how much does it earn today?

MBW has unearthed annual accounts filed by two UK-based companies owned by Pink Floyd

Dirty Hit renews UK physical distribution partnership with Universal Music UK

Dirty Hit says its partnership with the Universal Music Group unit has yielded a string of chart-topping albums

Downtown Music Publishing inks global deal with PDU, the company from iconic Italian singer Mina

Italian singer Mina has sold more than 150 million records worldwide