Music Business News: Europe

Music licensing platform Freshsound raises $1.33m, recruits ex-Sony and Warner exec Helen McLaughlin to lead catalog expansion

McLaughlin is a former Managing Director of Warner Music Sweden, Head of A&R at Sony Music Sweden

Deezer goes public: Spotify rival makes stock market debut on Euronext Paris

Deezer CEO Jeronimo Folgueira rings opening bell

Rehegoo Music partners with B2B music firm Tuned Global to launch new background streaming service

New streaming service is called Music for Spaces

Arctic Monkeys’ label Domino grew its turnover by 31.6% in 2021, driven by strong catalog sales

AM, the 2013-released fifth album from Arctic Monkeys was the UK’s No.1 best-selling independent album in 2021

Alisha Outridge named Chief Technology & Product Officer at TuneCore

Outridge is the first Chief Technology & Product Officer at the Believe-owned company

Independent rock and metal label Earache Records launches music distribution platform

Earache says it will take a 10% cut of artists' royalties

Kimberly Knoller named Chief Marketing Officer at deadmau5’s metaverse platform PIXELYNX

Exec will oversee all marketing strategy and execution for PIXELYNX and its first game, ELYNXIR

Music industry veteran Robin Godfrey-Cass to exit Round Hill Carlin as UK MD

Music industry veteran to leave publisher after four-and-a-half years with the company