Music Business News: Europe

Universal and Warner dealt major blow in VK case, vow to appeal

Earlier verdict overturned, VK not liable for infringement

Sony develops app for artists which shows daily streaming earnings

Swedish exec Michelle Kadir leads creation of platform in Stockholm

Columbia’s Amy Wheatley joins Three Six Zero as Head of UK Marketing

Exec worked with Calvin Harris, Hurts and Leon Bridges at Sony

YouTube contributed less than 2% of Norway’s streaming income last year

Total market up 6.9% as streaming and physical grows

Spotify launches new playlists to break songs across genres

Fresh Finds cover range of genres for listeners

Sony’s Essential merger ‘a marriage of equals’ in a congested marketplace

'This offers a compelling alternative for labels and artists in a sector lacking real choice'

BMG hires Alistair Norbury to help tempt artists to recordings business

Exec tasked with attracting established artists to company

Sony acquires Essential Music & Marketing, launches Red Essential

Label and artist services company was established in 2003