Independent music leaders have today published 100 Voices, a campaign opposing Universal Music Group’s proposed acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings.
The campaign site (blockthedeal.com), which highlights objections ...
A coalition of European and international independent music companies and trade associations have raised “serious concerns” over Universal Music Group’s proposed acquisition of Downtown Music.
Executives across the independent ...
Releasing two No.1 albums by the same artist in one year is no mean feat, but, according to Rob Collins, Cooking Vinyl’s success with Shed Seven in 2024 is just the ...
Andy Allen, the founder of international music merchandising and tech company BSI Merch (formerly Backstreet International Merchandise), has launched a new venture to provide affordable co-working hubs for independent music ...
A2IM is the latest music industry organisation to support UMG’s stance on TikTok.
It follows interventions in the debate from Downtown, Primary Wave and the National Music Publishers Association.
As I am sure you will have seen covered extensively in the press, at the end of March, Music Venue Trust announced that the Own Our Venues project had successfully ...
The Worldwide Independent Network (WIN) has appointed its board of directors for 2023, with Partisan Records’ chief operating officer Zena White as its new chair.
White will work closely with ...
The UK recorded music market increased again in 2022 - the eighth consecutive year of growth.
According to figures released by the BPI, UK recorded music consumption (AES) was ...
