Music Business News: Spain

Vevo DSCVR Artists To Watch 2023: Carol Biazin, Wesley Joseph, Ptazeta, Ice Spice

Completing the line-up of the VEVO DSCVR 2023 Artists To Watch list...

Web3 music streaming platform Audius buys virtual concerts platform SoundStage.fm

The move brings marks Audius' expansion into the virtual concert space

Warner Music and Warner Chappell Music Spain launch The Music Station, a new HQ and creative hub in Madrid

New space consists of more than 10,000 square meters

Spotify is paying $310m to Barcelona for a sponsorship. According to our calculations, that’s more than it’s ever paid an artist in royalties.

Spotify announced its big deal yesterday. It's worth 89.08 billion streams.

Downtown inks global music publishing deal with Alejandra Ghersi Rodriguez, aka Arca

Arca has worked across multiple tracks on Kanye West’s Yeezus album, and produced/co-wrote on Bjork’s Vulnicara and Utopia albums

Spotify says it can’t pay songwriters better royalty rates. It’s also spending $320 million on a Barcelona sponsorship deal.

Agreement with Spanish soccer giants expected to be announced this week

Spanish competition authority to open antitrust case against authors society SGAE

Investigation launched at the request of Unison

Noemí Planas promoted to General Manager at The Worldwide Independent Network

Planas was previously WIN's Network Development Director