Minding Creative Minds a sincere initiative to support the talented
Founder Dave Reid believes there should be mental health support for this sector like any other
Sting sells songwriting catalogue for estimated $300m
Deal covers copyrights for more than 600 songs and future music earnings
Musician Davy Spillane settles royalties row with recording companies
Case included alleged breach of agreements
Bruce Springsteen sells catalogue to Sony in $500m deal – report
US star becomes latest singer to monetise career’s work
Warner Music in talks to purchase David Bowie’s songwriting catalogue
Songbook being sold by star’s family is among the biggest on the market
Activist investor Third Point buys stake in Cartier owner Richemont
Cartier owner seen as underperforming in luxury sector
Spotify’s business model is still all verse, no chorus
Streaming is paying off handsomely – for Universal Music Group
Adele’s big comeback: Sony’s album campaign leaves nothing to chance
Record label goes all out in its first release from star who was long away from the limelight
When business partners fall out over who should take credit for past success
The dispute around Web Summit is detailed in a 31-page Superior Court of California filing whose contents are disputed
Britain refers record label dominance to competition authority
‘Meagre’ returns from current system under spotlight
Universal Music shares hit the high notes on their trading debut
Streaming boom sees record company valued at €45.5bn, with $140m payday for CEO
European shares soar after slump on Evergrande worries
Music label Universal Music Group soared 38 per cent in its stock market debut
YouTube music services hit 50m subscribers in race to catch Spotify
After a slow start, YouTube’s music services are gaining subscribers from rivals
European stocks end lower on virus and policy jitters
Travel stocks slide on coronavirus woes while investors fret over US monetary policy
Rising Covid cases dampen hopes of recovery and leave investors wary
Dealers note a ‘lot of red on the screen’ as travel-related stocks in particular take a hit
Ackman rejigs Universal Music deal after SEC probes Spac plan
Hedge fund founder will invest directly in business after investors also balked at deal structure
European stocks end week on record high
Airlines under pressure as UK removes countries from green list
Web Summit co-founder branches out with new investment fund
Amaranthine managers David Kelly and Patrick Murphy plan $50m Semble Fund II
Claddagh records relaunched after deal with Universal Music Ireland
Label founded by Garech Browne in 1959 to remaster and digitise archive
Lego records fastest growth in 5 years on back of digital shift
Sets blending physical bricks with Super Mario games propel profits
Irish acts struggle to chart as K-pop becomes the world’s most lucrative music
BTS, Taylor Swift and Drake take the top three spots among this year’s sales-busters
Lego Vidiyo: Children will love this app so be prepared to lose your phone to it
App allows kids of all ages to create own music videos starring a line-up of colourful characters
'Queen of Latin Music' Shakira tunes in to trend of selling music rights
Colombian popstar becomes latest artist to sell back catalogue of songs
Barry Gibb and Friends: Greenfields review – Game approach but doesn’t match originals
Volume one of Gibb Brothers’ songbook with Nashville twist
Neil Young sells 50% of entire song catalogue rights to Hipgnosis
Deal comprises Young’s song catalogue of 1,180 compositions
Celebrity: Who had a good 2020 and who had a bad one?
2020 in Review: The year was good to some, and not so good to others
Christmas gifts at auction: The perfect trifle bowl, a gramaphone and Yeats prints
Signed David Bowie self-portrait and print by Bob Dylan perfect for music lovers
Vaccine puns, Bob Dylan’s lump sum and Ikea’s ‘emotional but rational’ move
Planet Business: The times they are a-changin’
The time’s they are a changin’: Dylan’s catalogue sold
Universal Music acquires rights in nine-figure deal
Taylor Swift says her master tapes sold for second time
Investment firm taking over record label with rights to singer’s first six albums
European shares fall for third consecutive day
Sterling climbs amid flicker of optimism on Brexit talks, sending FTSE 100 lower
Claddagh Records agrees licensing deal with Universal
Independent label’s back catalogue includes Chieftains and Seán Ó Riada
Hozier and Taylor Swift lift Universal Music Ireland’s sales to €20m in 2019
Growth in subscribers to legal streaming services led to 20.8% rise in revenue
Counselling for musicians whose incomes have ‘fallen off a cliff’
Minding Creative Minds to provide support for musicians financially hit by Covid-19
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