Music Business News: Europe

The average paying Spotify subscriber across the world (ARPU) in Q4 2019 paid €4.65 per month

Their new album Revenge Is Sweet recently entered the UK Album chart at No.5

Anyone can submit the qualifying entry – managers, publishers and the songwriters and composers themselves

An additional 41% of UK creators say "they had been required to give away more of their mechanical rights than they wanted"

Companies will pursue global podcasting opportunities including in the US where Somethin’ Else has opened an office in New York

Big Sync’s new operations will be headed up by Country Managers Michael Szumowski, Pedro Anacker and Nicolas Farcy

Participants are drawn from across the UK and represent 66 artists

Exec's move follows 15 successful years at radio giant Global