Music Business News: United Kingdom

Revenues at UK licensing org, PPL, hit record high in 2022, up 7.8% to £272.6m

It was the highest level of revenue in the company’s 89-year history

Save the date: The A&R Awards in association with Abbey Road Studios will return to London on Tuesday, November 7

If you love the UK music industry, we have a date for your diary...

Kirsty McDonagh named Senior Manager at Various Artists Management

McDonagh joins Various Artists from Insanity Group

Abbey Road Red tech startup XONE launches metaverse experience for British band easy life

Easy life are signed to Universal Music Group's Island Records UK

Warner Chappell Music UK signs rising producer, DJ and songwriter Nia Archives to global publishing deal

Her track Forbidden Feelingz has racked up more than 19 million streams on Spotify

Jody Gerson to receive ICMP Ralph Peer II Award for Outstanding Contribution to Global Music Publishing

Jody Gerson, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group, to be presented with the award at Abbey Road Studios in London on July 10

Applications reopen for Richard Antwi Scholarship in London with doubled fund including additional stipend

Applications for the sixth round of scholarship to the University of Westminster’s MA in Music Business Management are now open for 2023

UK’s competition watchdog opens review of AI models like ChatGPT

The CMA’s review will focus on competition and consumer protection considerations in the development and use of AI foundational models, the authority said in a notice on Thursday (May 4).