Music Business News: Europe

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TikTok joins roster of big name partners for the Music Business UK Awards

Less than 100 hours to go - and TikTok joins the party as sponsor of Manager of the Year award

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UMG has struck a new YouTube deal that includes ‘guardrails’ around AI… and 3 other things Sir Lucian Grainge said on Universal’s Q3 earnings call

Deal covers both recorded music and music publishing

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Universal Music Group generated $3.53bn in Q3, up 10.2% YoY – driven by the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter

UMG's fresh set of quarterly results were published today (October 30)

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Kobalt and indie music company umn team up to acquire catalog of superstar songwriters Peter Plate and Ulf Leo Sommer, in what they claim to be ‘Germany’s largest music rights acquisition yet’

Berlin-based entertainment company umn (pronounced ˈhjuːmən) was founded in 2024 by ex-BMG senior execs, Dominique Casimir, Maximilian Kolb and Justus Haerder

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Sony Music Publishing acquires ‘significant’ stake in Finland’s Elements Music

The transaction includes a long-term creative partnership that will connect Elements' roster with Sony Music Publishing's global operations.

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Warner overhauls Italian frontline label structure with launch of Warner Records Italy & Atlantic Records Italy

Eleonora Rubini elevated to Label Director, Warner Records Italy; Marco Masoli upped to Label Director, Atlantic Records Italy

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EU restarts probe into UMG’s Downtown deal, sets new deadline to make decision

Competition authority sets provisional deadline of February 6, 2026 to decide on the deal

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Pythagoras Music Fund acquires catalogs of lyricist Peter Sinfield and songwriter Joe Janiak

Janiak has co-produced tracks for Ellie Goulding, Britney Spears, Tove Lo and Lewis Capaldi, while Sinfield's catalog includes Celine Dion's 'Think Twice.'