Music Business News: Europe

Cooking Vinyl launches catalog division with ‘aggressive acquisition policy’, headed by Steve Bunyan

New department will be headed up by catalog industry veteran Steve Bunyan

‘Popularity is by far the biggest determinant of success in streaming, just as it has been for every recorded format before it.’

The BPI's Geoff Taylor puts across his point of view on the UK's current streaming inquiry

Brooke Salisbury promoted to General Manager of Warner’s ADA in the UK

Exec joined ADA UK as Marketing Director in 2020

How to fix streaming without wrecking music…

This MBW blog comes from Paul Pacifico, CEO of the UK's Association of Independent Music (AIM)

Germany’s recorded music revenues grew 9% to $2bn last year, thanks to streaming’s lockdown boom

Streaming surges ahead in Germany, as CD continues to slide

Another $1bn washes into the music business, as CTM partners with US fund to buy publishing and master rights

Partnership has already acquired over 1,000 songs from TEN Music Group, including hits by Rihanna and Shakira

Synchtank’s IRIS has already processed hundreds of millions of dollars. Now it’s being made available to music publishers large and small.

Synchtank's speciality Royalty Accounting package provides a bespoke and scalable solution for a crucial and growing challenge

BMG and KKR are ready to spend $1bn on music copyrights – and that’s just for starters…

BMG's Hartwig Masuch and KKR's Nat Zilkha on the music industry's new acquisitive super-alliance