Music Business News: United Kingdom

Chess Club: ‘We are on the cusp of halcyon days’

Chess Club has spent the last 10 years at the cutting edge of British A&R. Here we chat to founders Will Street and Peter McGaughrin

Why Spotify’s ‘fake artists’ issue, like so much in streaming, comes back to transparency

BASCA's Vick Bain on why Swedish service should make 'everything clearer' for songwriters - and for listeners

Amy Wheatley joins Ministry Of Sound as General Manager

Exec formerly worked at Three Six Zero in the UK market

Universal hires Sony exec Adam Granite as EVP, Market Development

Respected executive will report directly to Sir Lucian Grainge

Jane Third exits Because Music to join [PIAS] as Chief Creative Officer

In her new role, Third will have her own label through PIAS’ distribution and marketing arm, Co-Op

Ingrid Silver exits Dentons to join Reed Smith in London

Silver joins growing Entertainment & Media Industry Group in London after nearly 12 years at Dentons

Naughty Boy: ‘Marty Bandier taught me to be a bit of a gangsta at publishing’

How Shahid Khan's publishing empire at Naughty Words has evolved and expanded

‘It’s very important not to take anything for granted in this business’

Jonathan Dickins on management, Adele and why he wants to keep September independent