Music Business News: United Kingdom

Plan B manager Sam Eldridge signs BMG deal in UK

"BMG is the most dynamic and exciting publisher around today", says Eldridge

Record labels spent $4.5bn on A&R and marketing in 2011

New IFPI report released

Steve Mac signs publishing deal with BMG

"Steve Mac is a marquee signing" says Alexi Cory-Smith

Razor & Tie signs with Essential in the EU

Thirty Tigers, Hidden Pony and UNFD also ink deals

Johnny Marr, Orbital sign to Warner Music UK’s new label services division

ADA boss Dan Chalmers will head up division

Geoff Muncey named GM of [PIAS] Recordings

Firm continues to grow its own label roster

[PIAS] signs deal with Hopeless Records in UK and Ireland

"Hopeless are a very exciting proposition for PIAS"

Mark Wilkinson named President of Deutsche Grammophon

Exec moves over from Decca in London