Music Business News: Europe
News Former Def Jam and Universal Music Publishing exec joins Sony label News Writer-performers playing their own works to be exempt from paying small-scale livestream licence fee Analysis News Following the sale of AWAL and Kobalt Neighbouring Rights, where does Willard Ahdritz's company go from here? News Jacob most recently spent four years at Island Records News Opulous uses blockchain technology and loans are guaranteed against artists' past streaming revenues News Hiring comes as peermusic’s current Chief Information Officer Jeff Witcher retires after 18 years with the company News Vivendi suggests Universal's IPO could take place this year News PRS for Music launches a new Online Live Concert licence for live-streamed gigs with revenues under £500