Music Business News: United Kingdom

‘We are here to serve songwriters – we cut out middle-people as much as we can.’

Roberto Neri on the last four years at Downtown - and the future

Former ATM Artists exec Sean Hill joins UTA as Director of Tour Marketing

Hill has spent the last five years at ATM Artists, working with founder Amy Thomson

Downtown promotes Roberto Neri to EVP, UK and Head of European Business Development

'Roberto has been instrumental in bringing first-rate songwriters, producers and iconic catalogs to Downtown.'

YouTube Music names Mabel as the UK’s first Artist on the Rise

Artist was also nominated for the 2019 British Breakthrough Act at the BRITs

Antony Bebawi, Tom Gray, Crispin Hunt and Philip Pope appointed to PRS for Music Board

Appointments were made by PRS members at the PRS AGM on May 21

Sofar Sounds raises $25m to help ‘scale the artist-fan connection globally’

Raise is being led by Battery Ventures and Union Square Ventures

Absolute Rights Management signs Jack Savoretti

Artist scored his first No.1 on the UK’s Official Albums Chart in March

Songtrust hires Lara Baker as Director Of Business Development, UK & Ireland

Baker was previously Marketing & Events Director at AIM