Music Business News: Europe

Shazam valued at $1bn – but it hasn’t turned a profit for over 7 years

Last posted a net profit in 2006 - £4.28m

It took one person to write Happy by Pharrell Williams. It took 16 to write Timber by Pitbull.

Dr Luke scored three hits on three continents in 2014

Imagem signs global deal with Berlin’s Steam Music

Co-publishing deal comes just a month after shutters were put up on potential sale

Spotify: how free music and OAPs can help us become Angry Birds

'There are 7bn people in the world. 6.95bn don't use Spotify. That's mind-blowing.'

Former ADA and Defected exec Nick Roden joins INGrooves

Roden will report into Alex Branson

Pharrell ruled EU radio in 2014 – but Milky Chance stuck up for the independents

Stolen Dance was heard on 15.8bn separate occasions across Europe in 2014

MAMA Group to be sold in next few weeks?

LDC understood to be mulling over bids

Here’s what’s left of London’s famous 12 Bar Club in Soho

The signage has gone as developers move in