Music Business News: Europe

Could Universal Music Group really be worth more than $40bn?

In a word, no.

Désirée Vach takes over from Christof Ellinghaus as Chairperson of Germany’s VUT

Snowhite Records founder takes over from City Slang boss

Warner threatens to abandon London HQ due to noise from neighbouring redevelopment

Is The Firepit under threat from noise pollution?

Spotify loses global markets boss to EQT… which then buys 40% stake in Epidemic Sound

... as Spotify investor Creandum increases stake in production music company

Tunecore’s Sam Taylor joins FUGA co-founder’s I AM POP in the UK

'People are only just beginning to realise the creative possibilities of what can be done by delivering content through Facebook Messenger'

BMG promotes Jon Baker to head of UK Legal & Business Affairs team

Former Simpkins exec joined BMG in 2012

Top Swedish major label exec suspended over sexual harassment allegations

MBW understands individual recently accepted a senior job at Warner Music UK

Downtown signs global deal with UK hip-hop pioneer Kano

Daniel Lloyd Jones announces first signing at publisher