Music Business News: Europe

BBC executive salaries revealed – do they offer good value for money?

Broadcaster publishes names and salaries of all senior execs paid over £150,000

Epidemic Sound raises $20m, announces expansion into South Korea

Company to launch in South Korea via a partnership with DS Asset Management

Music Publishers Association names Downtown’s Roberto Neri as new Chair of MPA Board

He will take up the position following the MPA AGM on July 3, 2019

Concord Recorded Music hires Fred Gillham as Managing Director, UK

Hiring coincides with the opening of the company's London office

Sony/ATV UK ups Andrew Spence to VP, Head of Legal & Business Affairs

Promotion comes as part of a series of changes to the department

Warner Chappell Music signs UK singer-songwriter Monique Lawz

Lawz has also secured a deal with Warner Records

Idris Elba signs global publishing deal with Universal Music Publishing Group

UMPG will also sub-publish artists signed to Elba’s record label, 7Wallace

Partisan Records appoints Theresa Adebiyi as Creative Director

Adebiyi joins the company from Ninja Tune