Music Business News: Europe

Spotify’s $100m+ Joe Rogan deal redefines its podcast strategy. Songwriters and record labels should be watching closely.

Why Spotify's big money buys might concern music's most powerful rightsholders

BMG launches neighboring rights service, The Who’s Roger Daltrey signs up

Heading the new service is VP Operations Strategy David Miller

YouTube backs 12 artists from around the world for 2020 Foundry development program

Program supports independent artists at the early stages of their careers

‘We have built one of the biggest accounts on Instagram – and one of the fastest growing on TikTok.’

We Generate founders Joshua Brandon and Luka Zak discuss the modern marketing playbook in music

BMG inks deal with AI music company that ‘respects the integrity of music composition’

Deal will see over 15,000 tracks from BMGPM's catalog integrated into MatchTune

Germany’s Reeperbahn Festival is… not cancelled, will go ahead in September ‘in compliance with all social distancing and hygiene regulations’

"Naturally, the protection and safety of our visitors, partners, artists and employees is still paramount."

UK songwriters & composers generated close to $1bn in music royalties last year

British collection society PRS for Music reports record results

Island Records to host One Love Covid-19 Relief Auction for NHS Charities and Feeding America

Island Records is hosting a very special One Love Covid-19 Relief Auction in support of NHS Charities Together & Feeding America. The historic record company has obtained lots from artists old and new for a one-of-a-kind event hosted by Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award-winning actor, singer, director, composer and playwright Billy Porter (pictured). The auction … Continued