Music Business News: United Kingdom

Emerging markets-focused label Heatwave strikes publishing joint venture with Kobalt

Heatwave was launched by ex-Syco Music MD Tyler Brown and Harold Serero, a former senior A&R executive at Ultra Music Publishing

Analysis News

The 21 biggest music business deals of 2024: From Irving Azoff to Daddy Yankee, Hipgnosis, and Queen.

The year's biggest deals were dominated by private equity, securitization of music assets, and some blockbuster acquisitions by Sony Music

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TikTok reveals its top songs of 2024; says that 13 of 16 No.1 hits in the US this year are linked to trends on its platform

TikTok has published its Year-End Music Report for 2024. Gata Only by Chilean artists FloyyMenor and Cris Mj was revealed as the platform's top track globally.

Interviews

‘Every time you think maybe BMG has run out of runway, it hasn’t.’

BMG’s UK boss Alistair Norbury talks Kylie and Suede, reflects on the changes made by new CEO Thomas Coesfeld, and explains how ‘BMG is coming in from the cold’…

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Azi Eftekhari named Chief Operating Officer at Sony Music UK

Eftekhari joins Sony Music after serving two years as Co-President of Universal Music’s Catalogue Division

Interviews

As Believe UK celebrates its 15th anniversary, key executives Ben Rimmer, Alex Kennedy and Malena Wolfer talk recent successes and what comes next.

Three top Believe UK execs celebrate the company’s 15 anniversary and look to its future...

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Rebecca Dixon promoted to Global Head of Marketing and General Manager UK at Various Artists

Dixon will work between the VAM offices in London and LA

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Natasha Baldwin promoted to President, Global Classics, Jazz & Screen at Universal Music Group

Baldwin first joined UMG in 2016 to launch Decca Publishing