Music Business News: Europe

Germany commits $1.1bn to ‘restart’ cultural sector post lockdown, including $170m for live music

'We want to save our unique cultural landscape.'

Cooking Vinyl Publishing signs UK dance producer Dr Alex Paterson of The Orb

Deal covers Paterson's entire catalog

‘The main issue we have as an industry is lack of economic inclusion for black people.’

British artist manager Allan Siema discusses empirical data that shows non-white individuals still dominate the UK music industry workforce

PRO Agency inks Neighboring Rights deal with Merge Records

Merge was founded in 1989 by Superchunk members Mac McCaughan & Laura Ballance

Hipgnosis, with a catalog worth nearly $1bn, is becoming less reliant on modern pop hits

New trading update from Merck Mercuriadis' company reveals much about its performance in the past year

Yvonne Chaka Chaka and Arturo Márquez appointed Vice Presidents of CISAC

They join Jia Zhang-ke and Miquel Barceló as the four Vice Presidents of CISAC

Sentric Music Group inks exclusive administration deal with E2 Music

E2 Music is the publishing arm of jazz label Edition Records

‘This awareness of racism in the industry should not last for one day, or one week, or one year. This should last forever.’

Keith Harris OBE on 'Black Out Tuesday' and the importance of fighting racial inequality in business