Evans favourite to succeed Walker at Radio 2
Johnnie Walker is leaving BBC Radio 2's drive time show at the end of the month, with Chris Evans seen as the favourite to replace him.…
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Parlophone appoint new A&R man
Parlophone has appointed Nigel Coxon as Head Of A&R to help lead its new artist development programme, confirmed by label head Miles Leonard.…
Vitaminic announce new Northern Europe chiefs
Vitaminic, now part of Buongiorno, has appointed Luc Maas as President of its Northern Europe operations, with Luc Pagano and Paul Brinkhof taking UK and Dutch roles.…
Choice FM appoint new breakfast co-host
Lucy Ambache takes over as co-host of Choice FM's breakfast show alongside Martin Jay from next Monday, replacing Asha who moves to a Saturday afternoon show.…
Warner/Chappell president steps down
Rick Shoemaker, US president of Warner/Chappell, is leaving at the end of next month, with a replacement expected soon.…
Domingo gets LA Opera extension
Placido Domingo's contract as general director of the Los Angeles Opera has been extended by five years to 2011.…
Killa Kella is NOISE ambassador
Beatboxer Killa Kella has been confirmed as an ambassador for the NOISE online youth arts festival, joining Anthony Wilson and Wayne Hemingway as cultural ambassadors.…
XL appoint new New York A&R
Beggars label XL Recordings has appointed Kris Chen as Senior VP of A&R in its New York office, reporting to chairman Richard Russell.…
Decca appoint new president
Costa Pilavachi has stepped down as President of Decca and will be replaced with immediate effect by Bogdan Roscic from Deutsche Grammophon.…
New Universal UK appointments
Universal Music has appointed Hassan Choudhury as VP International and Mark Crossingham as General Manager for Concord/Fantasy at Universal Music International.…
UK Arenas Association appoints new chairman
Geoff Huckstep of the National Ice Centre & Nottingham Arena has been elected chairman of the National Arenas Association, succeeding Wembley Arena's Peter Tudor.…
Norah Jones makes acting debut
Norah Jones is set to make her acting debut in Wong Kar Wai's first English language film, provisionally titled 'My Blueberry Nights'.…