One Liners: Rita Ora, Arlo Parks, Killer Mike, more
Downtown Music creates Downtown Artist & Label Services, Gary Roden is named to lead Co-op Live, and Rita Ora, Arlo Parks and Killer Mike release new music.…
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One Liners: Everything But The Girl, Mac DeMarco, Sufjan Stevens, more
Roundup including Hipgnosis acquiring David Foster's writer share, Warner Chappell promotions, new releases from Everything But The Girl and Squid, and Sufjan Stevens' new album.…
One Liners: Queens Of The Stone Age, Limp Bizkit, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, more
Roundup of appointments at AEG Europe, Spotify, Concord and Idol, plus new releases from Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Christine And The Queens and Muna.…
Warner Mexico launches new female-led label Gorgona
Warner Music Mexico has launched Gorgona, a label staffed entirely by women and focused on female artists, with 'Cypher 1: Ella' as its first release.…
New report puts the spotlight on the "significant gender gap" that continues in the recording studio
The Fix The Mix report finds female and non-binary producers and engineers are heavily underrepresented on the most streamed tracks of 2022, with only sixteen of 240 credits.…
One Liners: AMR Songs, BPI, Patrick Wolf, Angel Olsen, Mercury Prize
Roundup of appointments, BPI anniversary events, new releases from Patrick Wolf and Angel Olsen, and Mercury Prize eligibility dates for 2023.…
Believe UK announces three promotions
Music distributor Believe has promoted Ben Rimmer, Malena Wolfer and Panos Polimatidis within its UK team, following the hire of Karishma Anand as MD of Operations.…
Former EMI and Sony Music exec launches new music business consultancy
Former Sony Music executive Mark Collen has launched Night Manager Entertainment, a consultancy offering strategic leadership and international marketing to music businesses.…
One Liners: Beatport, BTS, Diplo, Caroline Polachek
Roundup including Beatport's new Chief Community Officer, BTS member Suga releasing mixtapes on streaming, Diplo's new country project and more.…
Madonna leads the tributes to Seymour Stein
Madonna has paid tribute to Seymour Stein, the Sire Records founder who died aged 80, recalling how he signed her to the label.…
One Liners: Wise Music, Believe, Resident Advisor
Wise Music acquires a controlling stake in Edition Peters Group, Roberto Neri joins Believe Publishing, and Resident Advisor appoints a Chief Impact And Culture Officer.…
Mike Smith steps down and Emily Stephenson moves up in Downtown executive rejig
Mike Smith is standing down as Global President of Downtown Music Services, while Emily Stephenson has been promoted to President of its publishing operations.…