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Just three years after overhauling its top team, Sony Australia faces fresh accusations of a toxic workplace culture

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Sony Music • 2 min read

Just three years after overhauling its top team, Sony Australia faces fresh accusations of a toxic workplace culture

Sony Music has responded to a newspaper report about its Australian division, which said employees had complained about a toxic workplace under CEO Vanessa Picken, who was hired after a previous scandal about the division’s corporate culture. The major says “we take all concerns very seriously”…

Chris Cooke • 28 Aug 2025

⏩ One Liners: Deals + Appointments, Legal, Live: Round Hill Music, Morgan Wallen, RCA Records + more

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One Liners - quickfire news from the music business • 4 min read

⏩ One Liners: Deals + Appointments, Legal, Live: Round Hill Music, Morgan Wallen, RCA Records + more

Bucks Music x Little Barrie, Inverted Music x John Mills-Cockel, Morgan Wallen management deal, Round Hill x Brandon Day, Irruk Birruk, RCA x BERWYN, InsideOutMusic x Jakub Zytecki, Muse Group appointments + legal and live round-up…

CMU • 15 Jul 2024

💡 One Liners: Appointments including BPI, Red Street Records, Artista + more

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💡 One Liners: Appointments including BPI, Red Street Records, Artista + more

Jake Hills joins BPI; Lenzo Yoon to leave HYBE; Red Street Records promotes Cambria Sojka, hires Gianna Robinson; Arista promotes Nick Petropoulos; Warner Music Japan COO Kazuhiro Shimada to depart; Big Loud Records promotes Stacy Blythe…

CMU • 11 Jul 2024

“Significant improvements” in UK music industry diversity, report shows

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UK Music • 2 min read

“Significant improvements” in UK music industry diversity, report shows

Since 2022, the UK music industry has seen “significant improvements” in the diversity of its workforce, UK Music’s latest research shows. However, there is still more to be done, and the trade body is now calling on political parties to pledge support ahead of next month’s General Election…

Andy Malt • 19 Jun 2024

PPL chief pays tribute to General Counsel David Harmsworth

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David Harmsworth • 1 min read

PPL chief pays tribute to General Counsel David Harmsworth

UK collecting society PPL has announced that its General Counsel David Harmsworth, who had worked at the organisation for nearly two decades, has died after a short illness…

Chris Cooke • 13 Sep 2023

Ivors boss to head up US streaming service trade group

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Ivors boss to head up US streaming service trade group

The CEO of The Ivors Academy is leaving the UK songwriter organisation to take a new job heading up the Digital Media Association, the trade group that represents the big streaming services in the US…

Chris Cooke • 12 Sep 2023

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UK Music boss announces his departure

The boss of cross-sector trade group UK Music, Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, has announced he is departing the organisation in order to take up a senior role with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.…

Chris Cooke • 31 Aug 2023

Awards • 1 min read

War Child Records’ Rich Clarke to receive ERA Retail Champion Award

Rich Clarke of War Child Records is to be honoured with an ERA Retail Champion Award at its inaugural Retail Champion Awards, recognising his work with Record Store Day.…

Andy Malt • 18 Aug 2023

Artist News • 1 min read

One Liners: Coldplay, The National, Shamir, more

Variety reports that former Coldplay manager Dave Holmes has sued the band over a contractual dispute, and Kobalt promotes Alaine Fulton, alongside new releases.…

Chris Cooke • 17 Aug 2023

Artist News • 2 min read

One Liners: Jake Shears & Self Esteem, Corinne Bailey Rae, Death Cab For Cutie, more

Roundup including BMG's acquisition of Snap's writer share, Oak View Group's new CFO, Jake Shears and Self Esteem joining Cabaret, and new singles from Corinne Bailey Rae and Death Cab For Cutie.…

Andy Malt • 16 Aug 2023

Business News • 1 min read

Clarence Avant dies

Clarence Avant, known as The Godfather Of Black Music, has died aged 92; he was a manager, Motown Chair, radio station owner and promoter.…

Andy Malt • 15 Aug 2023

Artist News • 1 min read

One Liners: Various Artists, Drake YolanDa Awards, Spector

Various Artists Management appoints Emily Thorpe-Jones as Head Of Brands & Corporate, the Drake YolanDa Awards open applications, and Spector release new single 'The Notion'.…

Andy Malt • 15 Aug 2023