One Liners: Rina Sawayama & Elton John, Radiocentre, Marina, more
Roundup including Ian Moss becoming Radiocentre CEO, Rina Sawayama's duet with Elton John, and new releases from Marina, Girl In Red, Jose Gonzalez and others.…
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Cooking Vinyl launches catalogue division
Cooking Vinyl has launched a catalogue division led by Steve Bunyan, formerly of Union Square Music and BMG, to boost long-term artist income and acquire new catalogues.…
InChorus launches Electronic Music Inclusion Initiative
Workplace harassment reporting firm InChorus, backed by a group of electronic music companies and media, has launched an anonymous four-week survey on microaggressions and harassment in the sector.…
Sony Music Australia sacks exec following harassment investigation
Sony Music Australia has dismissed VP Commercial Music Tony Glover after an internal investigation found he bullied and harassed multiple staff, while Glover denies the allegations.…
Napster hires Emmy Lovell as Chief Strategy Officer ahead of relaunch
Former Warner executive Emmy Lovell has joined Napster as Chief Strategy Officer, reporting to MelodyVR CEO Anthony Matchett, ahead of a planned relaunch of the streaming service.…
One Liners: ADA, Sony Music, Gojira, more
Brief roundup of industry moves including Brooke Salisbury's promotion at ADA UK, Sony Music's Social Justice Fund grants, and new releases from Gojira, Sufjan Stevens, Lambchop, Eartheater and Ritt Momney.…
Mushroom Group confirms Matt Gudinski will succeed his father as CEO
Matt Gudinski has become CEO of Australia's Mushroom Group with immediate effect, succeeding his late father Michael Gudinski, who died last month.…
Eliah Seton becomes President of SoundCloud, Cat Kreidich moves up to President of ADA
Eliah Seton leaves Warner Music to become President of SoundCloud, while Cat Kreidich is promoted to President of Warner's ADA label services division.…
Help Musicians to expand Music Minds Matter service as pandemic drives surge in calls
Help Musicians will expand its Music Minds Matter service after calls rose 65% this year, with PPL providing £300,000 to fund counselling for musicians.…
One Liners: Doja Cat & SZA, Gwen Stefani & Saweetie, Rag N Bone Man & Pink, more
Roundup including Universal Music Publishing's deal with Chi Chi and new releases from Doja Cat and SZA, Gwen Stefani, Rag N Bone Man and Pink, and Paul Weller.…
Republic Records launches Universal Arabic Music
Universal Music has launched Universal Arabic Music, a US-based division of Republic Records led by Wassim 'Sal' Slaiby, with singer-songwriter Issam Alnajjar as its first signing.…
HipHopDX to launch new Asia-focussed website
US hip hop site HipHopDX, owned by Warner Music, is launching HipHopDX Asia, headed by Eddy Lim, to cover hip hop across Greater China, South East Asia, South Korea and Japan.…