Music Business News: Europe
News Initiatives aim to improve pay for musicians and enhance the accuracy and transparency of metadata in the streaming industry
News MCPS collects royalties for over 34,000 publishers, songwriters, and composers when their music is copied or reproduced
News Hartman has written or co-written hits for artists such as Lewis Capaldi, Celeste, Calvin Harris, Rag’n’Bone Man and the Backstreet Boys
News Suit was filed by Florida-based Keep On Kicking Music
Analysis Blog The following op/ed comes from long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde
News Aptone is an AI-based service that allows music producers to classify and search samples
Interviews Chris Jones and Sarah Pickering head up the sync department at Sony Music Publishing UK
News Major music companies including Universal Music Group have been in discussions for the acquisition, we're told, in addition to players from the world of private equity