MusicBird acquires catalogue of Supertramp bassist Dougie Thomson

Boutique music rights company MusicBird has unveiled its third investment in six months with the catalogue of Scottish musician Dougie Thomson, bassist of Supertramp. The deal includes the master royalty income from Thomson’s recordings with Supertramp, including hits such as Goodbye Stranger, Give A Little Bit and Breakfast In America’. ...

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In a special Viewpoint article for Music Week, Vicky Foxcroft, the Labour MP for Lewisham North, discusses routes into the music business in the UK, and how she ...

Association For Electronic Music CEO Finlay Johnson talks UK exports, club brands & regional scenes

Formerly a music agent at WME, Finlay Johnson joined the Association For Electronic Music (AFEM) as COO in 2023 and was promoted to CEO last year. Here, in ...

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