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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

Music group Believe advises clients how to work around Russia sanctions

Slayer
Believe has a controlling stake in Germany’s Nuclear Blast label, which is home to acts such as Slayer. Photograph: António Lacerda/EPA

The French music group Believe, which has worked with artists including Björk, La Roux and Slayer, has pledged to keep its operations open in Russia and is advising partners how to work around sanctions imposed over the invasion of Ukraine.

The company, one of France’s biggest tech businesses valued at €1.1bn (£920m) on the Paris stock exchange, sent a newsletter on Friday to its partners in Russia, including record labels and artists, updating them on its operations in the region.

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