Music Business News: Europe

Hannah Dudley named Head of Artist Promotion and Marketing at amuse

The hire follows what amuse calls a "year of growth" for the label, which has 5000+ tracks within its catalog of licensed music, it says

Dominique Casimir promoted to Chief Content Officer at BMG, taking on responsibility for UK repertoire

The move will see Casimir carry direct responsibility for BMG’s repertoire operations in 16 international territories

BMG and Warner competing for Pink Floyd catalog, which could fetch more than Bruce Springsteen’s $500m+ deal (report)

FT reports that bids are flying in above the half-billion-dollar mark

BMG Chief Operating Officer Benjamin Katovsky exits

Katovsky has served as Chief Operating Officer since July 2018

As ByteDance IPO rumors resurface, TikTok hires for A&R execs in London and LA to ‘sign’ new artists

Job ads for A&R Managers pop up in London, Los Angeles and Sao Paulo (Brazil).

‘What is currently an opaque black box of song royalties, needs to be transformed into a glass box.’

The following op/ed comes from Annabella Coldrick, Chief Executive of the UK's Music Managers Forum

Snapchat owner sued by Swiss collection society for ‘refusing to pay authors and publishers for music on its platform’

SESAC applaud's SUISA's efforts to take Snap Inc to task over alleged copyright infringement

As rap continues to rule the charts in Germany, Apple Music expands Charlie Sloth’s Fire in the Booth freestyle series into the market

Fire In The Booth Germany will be presented by DJ Maxxx