Music Business News: Europe

Now SoundExchange pulls out of Russia

SoundExchange has terminated its agreement with the Russian Organization for Intellectual Property (VOIS)

Kobalt and Downtown cut ties with Russia; Believe continues to operate in market but is ‘monitoring the situation very closely’

Will CISAC suspend Russian PRO from its global membership?

Sarah Jones promoted to General Manager at Warner’s Songkick

Songkick was acquired by Warner Music Group in 2017

TuneCore strikes partnership with ByteDance-owned video platform Douyin

Douyin is a sister app of TikTok for the Chinese market

Max Martin, ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, and songwriter and producer Niclas Molinder say they’ve invented the solution to the music industry’s ‘black box’. And it’s free.

Björn Ulvaeus, Max Martin and Niclas Molinder founded Session to fix music's missing data problem.

Spotify is no longer earning any money from Russia, as it de-monetizes ads and subscriptions in market (update)

Spotify Chief Financial Officer Paul Vogel reveals news on the platform's position in Russia

Warner Music Group suspends operations in Russia

All three major record companies have now suspended their operations in Russia

Sony Music Group suspends operations in Russia

'Sony Music Group calls for peace in Ukraine and an end to the violence.'