Music Business News: Europe

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Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners sells 50% stake in music library to $200m-backed Multimedia Music

Transaction includes the rights to the soundtracks of numerous movies, including 1917, The BFG, Bridge of Spies

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The 3 major music companies employed over 27,000 people between them last year – up by 6,660 on 2017

MBW digs into the filings of the Big Three to reveal how many people were employed by their organizations in 2022

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European project LIVEMX launches with $4.4m of funding for music sector

Funding will provide grants and capacity-building activities to 90 beneficiaries in the music sector

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Adele’s agent Lucy Dickins to receive this year’s Music Industry Trusts Award in London

Dickins also represents Mumford & Sons, Stormzy SAULT, Cleo Sol, Little Simz, James Blake, Jamie T and more

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Snafu launches AI-powered ‘Snafu Song Fund’ financing for indie artists backed by $7m round led by Pophouse Entertainment

New funding round also saw participation from music manager Marc Jordan through his investment fund Blue Amber Investments

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Viberate launches Independent Artist platform offering distribution and advances up to $1m

Music data company Viberate has expanded its services with a new platform for independent musicians

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82% of 18-44 year-olds have posted a video online in the past year, YouTube poll finds

In the world of digital media, virtually everyone is a creator – a fact that has significant implications for the music industry. According to the 2023 edition of the YouTube Culture and Trends Report, which the Alphabet-owned video streaming service released to coincide with the opening of the VidCon 2023 conference in Anaheim, Calif., last … Continued

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Geoff Taylor joins Sony Music as EVP, Artificial Intelligence

Former BPI boss will focus on one of the global industry's biggest priority talking points