DEALS
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Dutch music publisher Next Era Music has announced a deal with Downtown Music to use its publishing administration services. "We are very excited about the endless possibilities that this partnership with Downtown Music Publishing brings to the table", says Next Era’s Olga Heijns. "This collaboration not only strengthens our commitment to supporting artists globally but also opens up exciting prospects for the vibrant music scene in the Netherlands”.
APPOINTMENTS
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DIY distributor TuneCore has appointed Brian Miller as its new Chief Revenue Officer. “After years of helping different businesses grow and scale sustainably, I’m looking forward to using that expertise to help independent artists harness the power of technology to reach new audiences and grow TuneCore’s footprint around the world”, he says. “It is an exciting time for the music industry and especially exciting for TuneCore, given our best in class product and services”.
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10K Projects has announced three appointments. Max Gore has been named Chief Financial Officer, Blake Brown-Grakal has been promoted to General Counsel, and Samuel Cohen moves up to General Manager. “As we look forward to a new phase of growth at 10K, reinforcing our core executive team is crucial”, says CEO Elliot Grainge. “This executive team helps position us for the future as we continue to break new ground at 10K”.
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Music mental health and addiction charity Music Support has named Joe Hastings as its new CEO. “Joe joins Music Support with the most amazing wealth of experience, at a really exciting time for the charity which sees our already formidable team delivering a bigger variety of services to more beneficiaries than ever”, says co-founder Matt Thomas. “We are entering a period of growth and development, and I couldn’t be happier that Joe will oversee it. And what’s more - he’s a truly wonderful human being”.
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US agent John Pantle has joined London-based booking agency One Fiinix Live. “This business was built on creative ideas, entrepreneurship and personalities and John has all these attributes”, says CEO Jon Ollier. “The passion, drive and work ethic that John possesses is just incredibly infectious and, added to his experience in this industry, makes his arrival an incredibly exciting prospect for us. John will continue to be based in the US but will work remotely as part of our London-based team and his diverse roster of clients, most of whom he already books internationally, will further extend the global reach of our company”.
RELEASES
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Griff has released new single ‘Astronaut’ featuring that Chris Martin off of Coldplay. “We listened to maybe 30 of my songs together, but he kept stopping ‘Astronaut’”, she says of the song, which she’d thought was finished. ”Chris advised me to strip it all back and keep things simple, so I had the cheek to ask him to play on it himself and I am so honoured he agreed”.
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Isabella Lovestory has released new single ‘Fuetazo’ featuring Villano Antillano.
GIGS & TOURS
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Laufey has announced that she will play London’s Royal Albert Hall on 16 May. "It’s such an honour to play at Royal Albert Hall”, she says. “It’s one of those venues that has historically brought different musical worlds together, which I strive to do as a musician”. Tickets go on sale on Friday.
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The Bigo & Twigetti label has announced that its next night showcasing some of its artists will take place on 22 Feb. On the bill are Curve Ensemble, Anna De Bruin, Tony Woollard, Jim Perkins, Angus MacRae and Dan Hewson. Tickets are on sale now.