Music Business News: Europe

Roberto Razzini joins Sony Music Publishing as Managing Director, Italy

Razzini will be responsible for overseeing Sony Music Publishing Italy’s operations

Spotify says it can’t pay songwriters better royalty rates. It’s also spending $320 million on a Barcelona sponsorship deal.

Agreement with Spanish soccer giants expected to be announced this week

Confirmed: The 3 major music companies jointly generated over $20bn last year (that’s over $2m per hour)

MBW crunches the 2021 numbers, and discovers a banner year for music's biggest players

‘The indie versus major notion is outdated in the digital age.’

MBW’s World Leaders series interviews Marie-Anne Robert, Managing Director of Sony Music Entertainment France

Alex Branson joins Beatport as Senior Vice President of Music Services

Branson will be based in London

Irene Agbontaen named Director of Artist Brand Strategy at United Talent Agency

Agbontaen will focus on artist brand strategy for UTA's London office’s European roster of clients

Rita Ora partners with BMG for new recordings

The partnership will see Ora own all her future master recordings, says BMG

Spotify added 3m new creators to its platform last year… and 4 other things we learned from the firm’s Q4 earnings call.

The Spotify founder gave some revelatory comments on Spotify's earnings call – especially around the creator economy