Music Business News: Europe

People over 45, not Millennials, are driving music subscription growth in the UK

No less than 60% of new subscribers in the past year were 45 or older

Anders Lindberg named Marketing Director of Warner Music Nordics

Exec joins from Sony Music Entertainment, where he was Vice President, International Marketing, Continental Europe and Africa

Universal’s TuneCore rival Spinnup gives away free single upload to artists during COVID-19 lockdown

Spinnup has now worked with 80 artists who have gone on to sign to Universal labels

#saveourvenues fundraiser for grassroots UK music venues passes £1m

Campaign was launched by Music Venue Trust in response to the economic threat to over 500 grassroots UK music venues

UK’s Tileyard to expand in London, with plans to enter the US market

Current London site spans approximately 150,000 square feet

Bucks Music Group inks sub-publishing deal with Velvetica Music in France

Deal sees companies represent each other in their respective territories

Rich Castillo joins Atlantic Records UK as A&R Director

Castillo joins Atlantic from Sony/ATV Music Publishing

TikTok crosses 2bn downloads, after racking up 500m in just 5 months

TikTok reaches huge milestone amid COVID-19 crisis