Music Business News: Europe

Partisan Records launches publishing division Left Music, headed up by Craig Michie

Company has also signed a global administration agreement with Sony Music Publishing UK.

An MBW reader just blew open the Spotify fake artists story. Here’s what they have to say.

This is an email you're gonna want to read

‘As a publisher we don’t sign repertoire for the present but for its long-term value.’

In this feature, we speak to Matthieu Tessier, Managing Director of Warner Chappell Music France about the success of French superstar rapper Orelsan

Govinda Fichtner named Chief Technology Officer at pan-European licensing hub ICE

Fichtner joins the company from web hosting firm IONOS

Swedish House Mafia sell master recordings and publishing catalogs to Pophouse

Pophouse has also appointed former Capitol Music Group Chairman & CEO Steve Barnett to its Investment Advisory Committee

Remember Spotify’s fake artists? They’re still going strong – and still attracting scandal.

Have you heard of Firefly or Chillmi? Two of the biggest indie labels going, with so many artists on their books!

Janet Kirker named Chief Product Officer at UK-based Synchtank

Synchtank completed a $5.8m Series A fundraise in November 2021

52,600 artists generated over $10k on Spotify last year – and 15,140 of them uploaded their own music

Revelatory new stats published on Spotify's updated Loud & Clear website today