Music Business News: Europe

Spotify end of year stats…there’s a lot to unwrap

This MBW blog comes from Matt Brinkworth, who is an artist manager and Head of Digital at Omnian Music Group

Claire McAuley named SVP, Global Administration at Warner Chappell Music

Exec was previously VP, International Operations

Hipgnosis confirms Johnny McDaid, Jack Antonoff and other catalog acquisitions

Shape Of You, Photograph and other Ed Sheeran hits join the Hipgnosis portfolio

Who’s the biggest music publisher in the world?

Sony's music publishing companies turned over more than a billion dollars in the first nine months of 2019

AEG European Festivals division hires Clare Lusher as first Marketing and Brand Director

Exec has previously held senior roles including Group Marketing Director at Mama & Co

Ed Howard and Briony Turner named Co-Presidents of Atlantic Records UK

Well-regarded duo succeed Ben Cook, who left Atlantic in October

TikTok owner ByteDance makes another key music hire, bringing in Tracy Gardner to negotiate with labels

Exec was previously Senior Vice President, Global Business Development and Strategy at Warner Music Group

Viagogo’s $4.05bn buyout of ticketing rival StubHub is being investigated by the UK’s competition authority

CMA is inviting comments on the transaction from any interested party