Music Business News: Europe
News The lawsuit seeks USD $45 million in damages, including $25 million for alleged defamatory conduct News Epidemic's solid gain in net sales in 2022 was made on “significantly stronger streaming revenues,” the company said in a statement Analysis News Paris-headquartered music company Believe has published its financial results for Q1 2023 (the three months to end of March) News The UK’s antitrust regulator has blocked Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard Analysis News Top sellers for the quarter included releases from King & Prince, Morgan Wallen and Taylor Swift News Sheeran defended himself in court on Tuesday (April 26) Analysis Ahead of Universal's Q1 results tomorrow, a number of Wall Street watchers are reiterating their faith in music's biggest company Analysis News Spotify is taking concerns about the impact of AI-generated music on entertainment rightsholders seriously, says Daniel Ek