Music Business News: Europe

Piracy tracking startup MUSO raises $3.9m from Puma Private Equity

MUSO reports to have seen a 25% increase in general digital piracy year-on-year

BMG buys Germany’s largest independent label, doubling its recorded music revenues in territory

BMG says that deal 'redraws the map of the German music industry'

Matt Gralen named Chief Financial Officer at Beatport

Exec most recently served as EVP of Corporate Development at UnitedMasters

From Suffering to Recovering: The stats that explain why the UK music industry is set for a dramatic post-lockdown comeback.

Will Page crunches the numbers of the UK's live recovery, and streaming habits, to suggest a major rebound for the wiser business

‘Streaming challenges can be met only by artists and labels working together.’

This MBW op/ed comes from Geoff Taylor, Chief Executive of the BPI, the UK’s trade body for the recorded music industry

Sir Lucian Grainge on Universal’s new deal with Meta – and his belief that investment banks don’t ‘have the skill-sets or ability to exploit music rights’

Grainge was joined by Michael Nash and Boyd Muir on a call with analysts last week

TEG appoints Toby Leighton-Pope as Managing Director, TEG Europe

Leighton-Pope was formerly the co-CEO of AEG Presents UK, from 2016 to December 2021

Stromae’s Mosaert label signs worldwide deal with Warner Chappell Music

Mosaert was founded in 2009