Music Business News: Europe

‘I try and stay out of business conversations. I go on my instinct and my musical taste.’

MBW's World’s Greatest Producers series interviews super-producer James Ford about working with Arctic Monkeys, Blur and more

‘Music licensing is the bridge which connects creators and users – a connection that encourages new ideas and increased value.’

The following op/ed comes from Dan Gopal, Chief Commercial Officer at PRS For Music

FUGA signs distro, marketing deals with UK’s One House, Critical Music and Berry’s Room

FUGA welcomes "some of the industry’s most valuable and forward-thinking labels" to its client base.

Meet ‘Livi,’ the new Spanish-speaking voice of Spotify’s AI DJ

Olivia Quiroz Roa is the voice of "Livi," Spotify's new Spanish-speaking version of its AI-driven DJ feature

Jason Iley MBE, Chairman and CEO of Sony Music UK & Ireland, will receive this year’s Music Industry Trusts Award

The MITS celebrates its 32nd edition this year

Sony Music is in the process of taking control of Queen’s UK-based companies

Sony Music's landmark Queen catalog acquisition is getting closer and closer to becoming 'official'

Deezer unveils AI playlists in global beta

Users selected for a beta test can use simply text prompts to create customized playlists

DICE exploring sale valuing it at ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ (report)

The potential sale comes amid a flurry of M&A activity in the ticketing and live events space