Ash and Snow Patrol back Irish music centre
Snow Patrol and Ash have backed plans for a Belfast music centre in a renovated whiskey warehouse, with rehearsal space, a studio and offices.…
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23 people apply for BBC chair job
Twenty-three people have applied to become BBC Chairman, with acting chair Dermot Gleeson and Heather Rabbatts among reported applicants.…
US label appointments
Jermaine Dupri has been named President Of Urban at Island Records US, while Ronnie Johnson has been appointed to run a new urban department at EMI's Capitol Music Group.…
Classic Gold signs Tarrant
Chris Tarrant returns to commercial radio with an exclusive deal to front a reverse-auction show, Small Price 2 Pay, on digital station Classic Gold from 25 February.…
EMI continue US restructure with Caroline
EMI Music has reorganised its US distribution arm Caroline into three units and announced new leadership roles at Astralwerks and other labels.…
More US EMI appointments post revamp
Following the merger of EMI's Capitol and Virgin US divisions, Jason Flom will head the new Capitol Music Group, with Lee Trink and Jeff Kempler appointed to senior roles.…
RadioCentre appoint new head of PR
Commercial radio body RadioCentre has appointed Jill Drew, formerly head of PR at PPL, as its new head of PR.…
MTV Europe exec-VP Dieter Gorny stands down
Dieter Gorny has left his post as exec-VP at MTV Networks Europe at the end of January, and is expected to remain Deputy Chairman of IFPI Germany.…
Capital renew Johnny Vaughan's contract
Johnny Vaughan has signed a new three year deal to keep hosting the breakfast show on Capital Radio, despite falling ratings since 2004.…
News Of The World editor quits over bugging scandal
Andy Coulson has resigned as News Of The World editor after royal editor Clive Goodman was jailed for phone hacking, and will be replaced by former Sunday Mirror editor Colin Myler.…
IPC announce new music title deps eds
IPC has appointed NME features editor Krissi Murison and Uncut reviews editor John Mulvey as deputy editors on its music titles.…
More on Dupri going to IDJ
The New York Post reports, citing industry executives, that producer Jermaine Dupri is set to launch a new label with Island Def Jam after leaving EMI's Virgin US.…