Music Business News: Europe

‘When superstars land here, we can handle it.’

Alec Boateng and Briony Turner of Atlantic Records UK talk A&R, breaking artists and being part of Max Lousada's Warner

Universal is worth more than Spotify, says Vivendi, as Q1 revenues rise 4.5% to $1.5bn

Streaming jumps over 30% in Q1 but physical sales suffer 26% decline

Kate Logan promoted to General Counsel, International at Warner Music Group

Chris Ancliff leaves company after joining in 2009

Now TIDAL is accused of failing to pay record labels on time

Dagens Næringsliv report claims that TIDAL hasn't paid labels for months

PRS for Music will now be paid 4% of concert ticket sales in the UK

That's a 1% increase thanks to new tariff approved by Copyright Tribunal

Merlin cashes in its entire equity stake in Spotify

"We worked quickly to liquidate our interest in Spotify and have passed the proceeds to our eligible members."

‘Collecting societies are struggling to keep up with the influx of millions of lines of data.’

FUGA boss Pieter van Rijn on the future for licensing societies worldwide

Modern Sky to ship British producers to new Beijing studio

Company partners with Stephen Budd Music after opening new facility in China