Music Business News: Europe

Italy’s competition watchdog has taken interim measures against Facebook Meta over a dispute with songwriter licensing body SIAE

Fund has invested in over 120,000 songs across 51 catalogs

The first release under the new partnership will be Yussef Dayes’ debut album Black Classical Music

Spotify's Monthly Active Users reached 515m at the end of Q1 2023

Company launches new share options program to help its fund its near-term plans

Peermusic and Malcolm McLaren's estate claim they are owed an 8% cut of royalties due for a sample used in the hit track

France-born music streaming service Deezer has published its financial results for Q1 2023

Reach buys both the master and publishing rights of Rocka Rolla and Sad Wings of Destiny from Gull Entertainments