Music Business News: Europe News AI music invasion doubles on Deezer: 20,000 bot-created tracks now uploaded each DAY to streaming platform Figure has doubled in just two months News Denis Ladegaillerie, backed by EQT and TCV, makes move to fully acquire Believe Private shareholders will face a 'squeeze out' if they reject Ladegaillerie's new offer Analysis Ruth Barlow of AIM and Beggars Group on UMG, Downtown and why she believes ‘regulators must act’ This MBW op/ed comes from Ruth Barlow, Chair of the UK's AIM, and Director of Live Licensing at Beggars Group News Pythagoras Music Fund acquires catalog of rock producer Kevin Shirley Shirley has worked with rock icons including Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Rush, Journey, Joe Bonamassa, and Beth Hart News Spotify hikes prices by up to 22% across Benelux countries Individual subscriptions now cost €12.99 in the Netherlands and Luxembourg and €11.99 in Belgium News Africa-focused music streamer Mdundo hits 39.2m users as it expands into first francophone market Mdundo maintained its lowered annual revenue guidance due to billing issues with its two largest telecom partners Analysis Five reasons why sync is still stuck in the last century… The following MBW op/ed comes from Tom Stingemore, the founder of sync data platform, ALLOY News Nick Holmstén launches Belong: Former Spotify exec’s new ‘challenger bank’ aims to reward music superfans "We're not just launching a company. We're sparking a paradigm shift," Holmsten stated in his announcement.1 2 … 757 Next
News AI music invasion doubles on Deezer: 20,000 bot-created tracks now uploaded each DAY to streaming platform Figure has doubled in just two months
News Denis Ladegaillerie, backed by EQT and TCV, makes move to fully acquire Believe Private shareholders will face a 'squeeze out' if they reject Ladegaillerie's new offer
Analysis Ruth Barlow of AIM and Beggars Group on UMG, Downtown and why she believes ‘regulators must act’ This MBW op/ed comes from Ruth Barlow, Chair of the UK's AIM, and Director of Live Licensing at Beggars Group
News Pythagoras Music Fund acquires catalog of rock producer Kevin Shirley Shirley has worked with rock icons including Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Rush, Journey, Joe Bonamassa, and Beth Hart
News Spotify hikes prices by up to 22% across Benelux countries Individual subscriptions now cost €12.99 in the Netherlands and Luxembourg and €11.99 in Belgium
News Africa-focused music streamer Mdundo hits 39.2m users as it expands into first francophone market Mdundo maintained its lowered annual revenue guidance due to billing issues with its two largest telecom partners
Analysis Five reasons why sync is still stuck in the last century… The following MBW op/ed comes from Tom Stingemore, the founder of sync data platform, ALLOY
News Nick Holmstén launches Belong: Former Spotify exec’s new ‘challenger bank’ aims to reward music superfans "We're not just launching a company. We're sparking a paradigm shift," Holmsten stated in his announcement.