Music Business News: Europe

Let’s talk: How Apple’s Homepod, Amazon’s Echo and voice recognition are changing the music industry as we know it

Deviate Digital's Sammy Andrews predicts where the voice-activated revolution is going to take us

Sound City + set for British Music Experience, first speakers announced

UK conference will return to Liverpool on Friday 4th May

Imagem Germany MD Jens-Markus Wegener leaves company following Concord takeover

Respected exec exits company after five years at the helm

Sony/ATV promotes Lettice Summerscale to VP role in the UK

Communications exec named VP of Marketing, Digital and Catalogue Promotion in the UK

Spotify’s Ulf Zick joins Universal Music Germany as MD, International

Exec has spent past five years at Spotify in Berlin

Beggars Music promotes Amy Morgan to Managing Director

Company also expands with two new hires in former MTV exec Sam Carlin and Will Moore, who joins from Ninja Tune

Warner Music Norway promotes Mike Herbrik to General Manager

A&R exec has worked with artists including Julie Bergan, Kristian Kristensen, Emilie Nicolas, Madden, and Fay Wildhagen

Apple’s Shazam buyout to be examined by EU regulators

Deal could pass with no conditions - or it might not