Music Business News: United Kingdom

Jack Melhuish upped to GM at Warner’s Parlophone Records, as part of series of promotions and hires

Warner Music Group's UK-based Parlophone Records has made a number of key promotions and hires

George Harrison’s solo recordings move to Dark Horse Records/BMG, bringing his publishing and recorded music under one roof

While Dark Horse Records/BMG administers the music publishing of George Harrison, it will now also serve as his label home

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Virgin Music UK inks global distribution deal with Modern Sky UK

Virgin Music UK enters into global sales and distribution deal with Liverpool-based label Modern Sky UK

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Jamie Spinks promoted to Head of A&R at Columbia Records UK

Exec will report directly to Dipesh Parmar, President of Columbia Records

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SoundCloud expands artist services business globally; enters JV with Jax Jones’ and Dan Stacey’s record label WUGD (What You Gonna Do)

SoundCloud says it's teamed up with UK-based WUGD 'to discover, nurture, and invest in emerging electronic music artists featured on the platform internationally'

Interviews

‘If there’s something big happening with a record, there’s most likely a story to be told at radio.’

Propeller MD Tom Rose on the company's history, the challenges of cracking the European radio market, and the value that the format brings to artist development in a streaming-led world...

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Sound Credit and PPL strike North America neighbouring rights collections partnership

Sound Credit and Soundways will offer their North American performer community access to PPL’s international collections service

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Ex-BMG UK President Alexi Cory-Smith launches acquisitive firm with €30m fund (update)

Firm has also struck a direct deal with David Gray to buy his publishing catalog