Music Business News: Europe

‘The work that songwriters do is literally life-saving; it’s an honour and a privilege to serve the membership.’

MBW meets PRS Chairman Stevie Spring to talk AI, growth, partners, and more...

Warner Music Group just wrote down the value of EMP by $70m. Is a sale on the cards?

Write-downs can be triggered by market offers or independent valuations

‘When I’m deciding whether to work with someone, I think about how I’d feel if it was 3am and I saw their name calling on my phone.’

Gabz Landman, manager of multi-Grammy winning, chart-dominating songwriter Amy Allen, talks success, motivation, strategies, relationships and building 'The Avengers of songwriters'

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AEG expands global partnership with American Express across festivals, venues, events on four continents

American Express Chief Marketing Officer Elizabeth Rutledge called AEG 'one of most trusted and strategic partners'

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Substack isn’t the right model for music. But there’s still a future to believe in.

MBW Views is a series of exclusive op/eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following comes from Matt Jones, CEO of Medallion and former CEO of Songkick. Jones has spent over 15 years building direct-to-fan platforms and has facilitated hundreds of millions in artist revenue through various fan engagement models. Substack … Continued

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$16 billion-valued Duolingo ramps up music move, acquiring team behind hit video game Beatstar

Twenty-three employees of London-based Nextbeat will move to DuoLingo

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Eleven Music, new AI rival to Suno, launches with Kobalt, Merlin deals – and warnings for users who want to infringe copyrights

A list of 'prohibited inputs' spells out ElevenLabs' determination to not allow users to infringe copyright

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Spotify announces new round of price hikes – and share price jumps

Spotify's subscriber growth has continued even amid a series of price hikes over the past two years