Music Business News: Europe

Paul Burger and Andrew Wilkinson resign as Hipgnosis Songs Fund non-exec directors ahead of tomorrow’s continuation vote

The comes in the same month that HSF confirmed the Chairman of its current board, Andrew Sutch, will step down from his role

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Spotify’s price hike didn’t hurt subscriptions, and 3 other things we learned on its latest earnings call

MBW listened in to SPOT's Q3 earnings call. Here's what we learned...

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Peermusic acquires Arctic Rights Management – one of the largest independent music publishers in Norway

Arctic Rights Management's catalog features over 5,000 recordings and compositions

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Transgressive Publishing and Warner Chappell UK extend joint venture

News arrives as Foals sign a new deal with Transgressive for their catalog, side projects and future recordings

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Spotify is changing its royalty model to crush streaming fraud and introduce a minimum payment threshold. Its plan? To shift $1 billion in payouts towards ‘working artists’ over the next 5 years.

Exclusive: Music Business Worldwide has learned of Spotify's plan to introduce a number of new measures in Q1 2024 – and shift $1 billion away from bad actors

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Believe generated $234m in Q3, up 9.1% YoY

Paris-headquartered music company Believe has published its financial results for Q3 2023

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‘We operate at the intersection between creativity and culture for our artists.’

Warner Music's Bob Workman on brand partnerships, and working on high-profile campaigns for superstars like Ed Sheeran…

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Blackstone-backed $440m acquisition offer for Hipgnosis Songs Fund assets sees off rival interest

Process clears the way for Thursday's shareholder vote from Hipgnosis Songs Fund