Proper Music Group, part of the Utopia family, and Bertus, two of Europe’s leading physical distributors, have agreed a new sales and distribution deal.

Having sold 44k tickets in seven weeks, Europe’s biggest ever K-pop festival KPOP.FLEX has added a second day at Deutsche Bank Park Stadium.

The Worldwide Independent Network (WIN) has appointed its board for 2022, with Maria Amato, CEO of the Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) as chair.

Downtown Music Holdings (Downtown℠), the leading music services provider to the global music industry, has announced a further round of senior executive promotions as it expands its Legal and Business Affairs team.

Exceleration Music, a company formed to enhance the future of independent labels and artists, is forming a strategic partnership with the groundbreaking US independent label Kill Rock Stars.

FUGA, the world’s leading full-service B2B distributor, has signed a deal with Mascot Label Group, the independent label family home to artists such as Black Stone Cherry, Beth Hart, Shaman’s Harvest, Vola and Dragged Under.

Hot on the heels of its recent partnership with LA label SideOneDummy, Exceleration Music, the fast-growing company formed to enhance the future of independent labels and artists, is set to mark the first year anniversary of its partnership with a number of key new executive hires.

The acquisition will help Utopia supercharge song economics and accelerate royalty payouts for creators as well as have Proper Music Group benefit from Utopia’s massive data repository and streaming operations.

The Face-value European Alliance for Ticketing (FEAT) — the organisation formed to promote better ticket resale practices across Europe — will today launch a guide for FEAT members and European promoters on how to deal with suspected touted tickets.