Music Business News: United Kingdom

Laura Lukanz named Head of Music Industry, UK, Australia & New Zealand, at Amazon Music

Exec will oversee label relations, artist relations, programming and editorial for the streaming service

Pink Floyd considering sale of recorded music catalog for hundreds of millions of dollars, say Bloomberg sources

Warner bought control of Pink Floyd with Parlophone. But not, it seems, for the long term.

Multimedia Music buys Atlantic Screen catalog, including Max Richter, Atticus Ross scores

The James Gibb-founded company raised over $100 million in February

Sarah Mitchell joins BMG to lead its UK-based neighbouring rights business

BMG recently unveiled that it had turned over more than three quarters of a billion dollars in 2021

Paul Bonham promoted to Professional Development Director at MMF

Anneliese Harmon has also been announced as GM

Ghanaian superstar Stonebwoy signs global Def Jam deal with Universal

Artist to work with Def Jam Recordings in the US, Def Jam Africa across Africa and 0207 Def Jam in the UK

Sony Music Publishing UK signs Ed Sheeran co-writer Kal Lavelle to global deal

Kal Lavelle co-wrote Ed Sheeran’s No.1 hit Shivers

Universal Music Publishing Group inks global deal with Glass Animals lead singer Dave Bayley

In 2020, Glass Animals released the RIAA Triple Platinum hit Heat Waves, solely written and produced by Bayley