Music Business News: United Kingdom
Analysis Merlin CEO, Charlie Lexton, addresses THAT fallout with TikTok - and Merlin's own anti-fraud progress
News In 2025, PPL paid royalties to more than 182,000 performers and recording rightsholders, including 16,000 who received payments for the first time.
News BMG taps Warner Music Group veteran to drive its SYNC+ strategy, strengthening its global sync and music-for-media operations.
News Ex-Warner veterans take the wraps off 26.2 – a record label with global ambitions
Analysis Deviate Digital founder Sammy Andrews digs deep into how the business globally is actually using AI – and detects that the conversation is finally evolving beyond linear arguments over rights…
Analysis Music industry communications specialist weighs in on the Ye controversy, and Wireless Festival's cancellation
News Agreement follows Langebaek’s contributions to Olivia Dean’s UK No.1 album and an Ivor Novello nomination for The Art of Loving.
News Home Office says rapper's presence "would not be conducive to the public good"