Music Business News: United Kingdom

Spotify is raising its price in the US and 52 other markets. How much money will that make the music industry?

Whether you take a punchy or conservative view, Spotify is about to make a load more money

Utopia axes 5% of staff as company shuts down R&D operations in the UK and Finland

A spokesperson told MBW that, 'Utopia is currently streamlining its organization to increase efficiency'.

Spotify officially raises Premium subscription prices in the US, and in several markets across South America, Europe and Asia

Music streaming giant Spotify has officially increased the price of its flagship Premium subscription in the US to $10.99.

UK concert-goers spent £2 billion on tickets in 2022 – up 23% on pre-pandemic 2019. But the industry has a ‘go big or go home’ challenge on its hands.

Economist Will Page dives into 2022's live music numbers out of the United Kingdom

Frances Moore to step down as CEO of IFPI

As IFPI’s longest-serving leader, Moore has led the trade body since 2010

BandLab parent relaunches long-running music media brand NME as global print magazine

Magazine will have exclusive availability via BandLab parent-owned Music Retailer Dawsons

Music’s addicted to the ‘Monthly Active User’ metric. But it tells us nothing.

The following op/ed comes from long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde

Sally Davies appointed Managing Director of Abbey Road Studios

Exec joins Abbey Road from Vivendi Village where she was CEO of U-Live