APPOINTMENTS
AWAL in the US has announced the promotion of Jennifer Kirell to the role of SVP Catalogue & Retail Marketing. In that global role she will, and I quote, "oversee and support artist and label partners with strategies to maximise lasting cultural impact, discovery/rediscovery, and music consumption". And why the hell not?
Deezer has a new CFO and Deputy CEO in the form of Stephane Rougeot, who previously worked at technology companies like Signify and Technicolor. “I’m THRILLED to have someone as strong and experienced as Stephane in our management team", says the streaming firm's CEO Jeronimo Folgueira.
RELEASES
Kyla La Grange has released new single ‘Nurture’. Her new album, ‘While Your Heart’s Still Beating’, is out this Friday.
Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa and producer Boom Bip have teamed up as Belief. Their first single together, ‘I Wanna Be’, is out now.
Partner have released new single ‘Time Is A Car’.
Composer Jim Perkins has released ‘In The Menagerie’, the first single from his new EP ‘Immersed In Clouds’, which is out on 28 Jan.
GIGS & TOURS
Palm Reader have announced UK tour dates in March, kicking off at Brighton’s Hope & Ruin on 17 Mar. Support will come from Blanket.