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One Liners: Warner Music, Benny Blanco, Confidence Man, more

By Andy Malt | Published on Monday 3 December 2018

Other notable announcements and developments today…

• Former Facebook exec Jess Keeley-Carter has been named Warner Music’s new Senior Vice President of Global Digital Marketing. “Breaking and sustaining an artist’s career across an ever-changing digital landscape is complex, requiring a smart combination of global oversight, local expertise and real-time co-ordination”, she says, getting right into it.

• Benny Blanco has released new single, ‘Better To Lie’, featuring Swae Lee and The NBHD’s Jesse.

• Confidence Man are back and they’ve brought with them a Christmas single, ‘Santa’s Comin Down The Chimney’. “Sometimes Santa skips the plate of cookies and goes straight for the whiskey”, says the band’s Janet Planet. “So unwrap yourself some sass and see what Santa’s really been up to. You’re welcome world”.

• Joy Crookes has released new single ‘Don’t Let Me Down’. She’s also announced that she’ll play Omeara in London on 27 Feb.

• Sínai has released new single ‘Anxiety’.

• Penthouse have released new single ‘Party Ring’. “It’s about going on tour and partying a fair bit when we’re away from home”, says drummer Ben Schulze. Coincidently, they’re about to go on tour.

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