Music Business News: Europe

George Harrison’s solo recordings move to Dark Horse Records/BMG, bringing his publishing and recorded music under one roof

While Dark Horse Records/BMG administers the music publishing of George Harrison, it will now also serve as his label home

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Deezer strikes long-term partnership with speaker maker Sonos to power Sonos Radio globally

Sonos launched its ad-supported radio streaming service in 2020

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Virgin Music UK inks global distribution deal with Modern Sky UK

Virgin Music UK enters into global sales and distribution deal with Liverpool-based label Modern Sky UK

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Amid rising regulatory pressure, TikTok amasses 150m+ users in Europe, plans two more data centers

TikTok has amassed more than 150 million users across Europe

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Jamie Spinks promoted to Head of A&R at Columbia Records UK

Exec will report directly to Dipesh Parmar, President of Columbia Records

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SoundCloud expands artist services business globally; enters JV with Jax Jones’ and Dan Stacey’s record label WUGD (What You Gonna Do)

SoundCloud says it's teamed up with UK-based WUGD 'to discover, nurture, and invest in emerging electronic music artists featured on the platform internationally'

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TikTok’s SoundOn distribution service is now powered by FUGA

Distro service gets new distribution partner

Interviews

‘If there’s something big happening with a record, there’s most likely a story to be told at radio.’

Propeller MD Tom Rose on the company's history, the challenges of cracking the European radio market, and the value that the format brings to artist development in a streaming-led world...