Music Business News: United Kingdom

Fraser T. Smith Receives BMI President’s Award at 2025 BMI London Awards

BMI London Awards celebrated top UK and European talent across music, film and television.

Independent electronic music giant Armada launches new London creative hub

Company opens 7,000-square-foot HQ in London

The Music Business UK Awards 2025 in association with YouTube: The finalists revealed!

The awards will take place on the evening of Tuesday, November 4 in London

Ticketmaster didn’t use ‘dynamic pricing’ for Oasis concerts in the UK, will change how it sells tickets in the market, watchdog says

Ticketmaster has voluntarily agreed to greater transparency in ticket prices, but has not admitted any wrongdoing, the UK's CMA said

Universal Music UK revives Fontana label led by Tom Lewis; Laura Monks named President at Decca Records

Fontana to serve as dedicated home for jazz, folk, blues and soul artists

Patrick Clifton appointed Executive Director of global indie music think tank ORCA

ORCA was established in 2024 by a coalition of independent labels

ElevenLabs secures NVIDIA investment, weeks after launching AI music platform to challenge Suno

ElevenLabs launched Eleven Music, a rival to Suno and Udio, in August. The launch marked its expansion beyond voice synthesis into full AI music generation.

Zebralution inks distribution deals with indie labels 8 Head, Casa Nueve, Folded Music and artist, Bawo

The signings come about two months after Zebralution promoted William Hallström to Head of International Business Developments.