The European commission has started its formal investigation into UMG’s acquisition of Downtown, with a provisional deadline of July 22 to reach an initial conclusion.
Downtown is home to ...
IMPALA has published a new report, Combating the Emergence of a Two-Tier Music Streaming Market. Analysing recent evolutions in the music streaming market, the report warns that a two-tier industry ...
Universal Music Group’s acquisition of Downtown Music could face EU scrutiny by regulators. It follows a referral request from an EU member state, the Netherlands.
The deal for Downtown – ...
Artone together with Drew Hill have acquired the assets of Proper Music Group (PMG).
The deal includes Proper Music Distribution (PMD), the UK’s leading physical distributor of independent music.
It's tougher than ever to predict what's next for the music business. To look ahead to 2025, Music Week gathers a host of the industry's leading names – including Louis ...
It’s time to take stock at the end of one of the busiest years the music business has seen in recent memory. Our special end of year review looks back ...
European independent trade association IMPALA has raised concerns about concentration and the reduction of independent routes to market, following the announcement that Downtown is being sold to Virgin Music. ...
The Association of Independent Music (AIM) has appointed Gee Davy as chief executive at its 2024 annual general meeting at London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts.
A long-standing member of the ...
Music Venue Trust CEO Mark Davyd has warned that hundreds of grassroots venues are at “immediate risk of closure” in the wake of Chancellor Rachel Reeves first Budget (October 30). ...
It’s the return of the AIM Independent Music Awards tonight (October 17), which once again returns to the Roundhouse in London’s Camden.
Independent music continues to make market share gains ...
