One Liners: BPI, One Republic, Olly Murs, more
Ged Doherty steps down as BPI Chair, 10K Projects and Downtown Music announce appointments, and Olly Murs cancels his summer tour after knee surgery.…
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Drowned In Sound founder launches new digital consultancy
Drowned In Sound founder Sean Adams has launched a digital consultancy offering services including A&R, marketing, communications and Web3 work to artists and companies.…
One Liners: Jason Aldean, Becky Hill, KRS-One, more
Spirit Music Group acquires a stake in Jason Aldean's recording royalties, Reservoir buys into Larry Smith's catalogue and several companies announce appointments.…
One Liners: The O2, Lil Durk, Mura Masa, more
Sony Music has received Brazilian regulator approval to acquire Som Livre, while Cooking Vinyl signs Beth Nielsen Chapman and several senior appointments are announced.…
PPL partners with Action For Diversity & Development
Collecting society PPL has partnered with Action For Diversity & Development to fund training, mentoring and recruitment support for underrepresented staff seeking senior roles.…
Jamal Edwards dies
SBTV founder Jamal Edwards has died aged 31 following a sudden illness, with tributes from artists including Dave, AJ Tracey and Greg James.…
Eat Your Own Years launches record label
Promoter Eat Your Own Ears has launched a record label, Eat Your Own Ears Recordings, in partnership with Virgin Music, starting with a compilation of unreleased tracks.…
Brian Epstein statue to be erected in Liverpool
Liverpool City Council has granted planning permission for a statue of Beatles manager Brian Epstein in the Whitechapel area, with no unveiling date yet.…
One Liners: Girl In Red, Health & Lamb Of God, Bodega, more
Girl In Red signs to Sony's Columbia, Kobalt signs several artists, and Capitol, UTA and Downtown announce new appointments.…
New global organisation for the radio sector launches
The World Radio Alliance, a new global trade body for radio, has launched with Lucy Barrett of Radiocentre as its inaugural President.…
The Great Escape launch new award in honour of the agent Steve Strange
The Great Escape has launched a new award named after booking agent Steve Strange, with delegates voting for an artist breaking the status quo and receiving £5000.…
One Liners: Ed Sheeran & Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj & Lil Baby, Fred Again & India Jordan, more
Republic Records expands its JYP partnership, Utopia Music hires Ulf Zick, and Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift release a new version of 'The Joker And The Queen'.…