Music Business News: United Kingdom

The following op/ed comes from Simon Wills, MD of UK-headquartered Absolute Label Services and lead on the new Anthology music OS.

The deal brings Ninja Tune’s recorded music operations and its publishing arm, Just Isn’t Music, under Concord’s umbrella.

The deal covers the ownership of US publishing rights and a participation in publishing income of the band’s catalog globally.

UK lawmakers face March 18 deadline on copyright reform.

PRS says it attempted to reach an agreement with the company 'for many years' before issuing legal proceedings in the UK on March 4

Current Co-Head Kirk Sommer will continue to lead WME's Contemporary Music division.

Kobalt will oversee global administration for the independent publisher’s catalogue and roster.

The song in question has amassed over 115 million Spotify streams.