Music Business News: Sweden

Marcia Titley named Managing Director at EVENTIM Sweden

Titley will continue as Managing Director of EVENTIM Norway, adding EVENTIM Sweden to her current role

ABBA’s first new studio album in 40 years sold in excess of 1m combined album units globally in its first week

Voyage also debuted at No.1 on album charts in 18 countries

Universal Music Group joins WIPO for Creators as first corporate sponsor

WIPO for Creators is a public-private partnership supporting IP rights for creators across the arts

Reactional Music wants gamers to make in-game music purchases, using its patented music integration engine

New tech promises to let users personalize their gaming experience to their favourite songs or artists

Paul Stuart joins Utopia Music as Chief Legal Officer

He joins Utopia from Soundtrack Your Brand (previously Spotify Business)

Music Sampling platform Tracklib raises $12.2m, led by Sony Innovation Fund

Tracklib tells MBW that it has raised a total of $21.2m in funding to date

Karoliina Kanerva promoted to Head of International, Warner Music Nordics

Kanerva will move to Stockholm and report to Anders Lindberg, Marketing Director, Warner Music Nordics

Åsa Carild joins Utopia as its Head of Platform

Carild was formerly the CEO at the Nordic licensing hub Polaris