Music Business News: Europe

Spotify raids BBC Radio for talent to boost UK playlist team

Austin Daboh and others join George Ergatoudis at streaming company

This deal will change everything for the music business in Russia

Universal signs an $8m advance with VK parent Mail.ru

Raw Power launches producer management division, Funhouse

'We feel that we are ideally placed to help navigate the careers of these hugely talented professionals'

Should the UK chart start counting radio airplay figures?

BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra Head of Music argues the case

There’s an interesting new startup on the horizon: meet Platoon

LoveFilm co-founder and ex-Apple exec involved

BMG is the biggest artist albums label in the UK this week

Thanks to albums from Blink 182, Rick Astley and Gilbert O'Sullivan

Three Six Zero signs MistaJam

Personality began broadcasting on Sirius XM last year

Google’s ‘How To Fight Piracy’: An alternative version

'Google persistently directs fans to illegal sites in preference to those legitimate services'