One Liners: Amazon Music, Pearl Jam, Hayley Williams, more
Amazon Music reports 55 million users, Concord hires a Director of A&R, and a range of new releases and gig announcements are listed.…
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One Liners: Warner, Sony, CAA, more
Warner Records and Warner Chappell have made new hires, Sony Music France's president has resigned, and CAA has unveiled a new board, alongside several new releases.…
Mixcloud launches in-house brand consultancy
Mixcloud is launching Loud, an in-house brand consultancy to pursue brand marketing budgets, with initial clients including Adidas, Dr Martens, Red Bull and W Hotels.…
Recording Academy says CEO demanded millions to go quietly
The Recording Academy says ousted CEO Deborah Dugan demanded millions to withdraw her allegations and leave quietly, a claim her supporters call untrue.…
Ousted boss promises to expose what happens when you "step up" at the Recording Academy
Deborah Dugan, placed on leave as Recording Academy CEO, has been defended by Chuck D, and her lawyer says she will expose what happened during her tenure.…
One Liners: Grateful Dead, My Chemical Romance, Emily Eavis, more
Warner Chappell signs a new administration deal with the Grateful Dead's Ice Nine, Universal Music Japan hires Spotify Japan's Ichiro Tamaki, and new releases and gig news are listed.…
Boss of US Recording Academy put on "administrative leave" after allegations of misconduct
The Recording Academy has placed CEO Deborah Dugan on administrative leave over misconduct allegations, with Harvey Mason Jr filling in as interim CEO before the Grammys.…
XL's Richard Russell to publish autobiography
XL Recordings founder Richard Russell will publish an autobiography, 'Liberation Through Hearing', in April, marking the label's 30th anniversary, through the Orion imprint White Rabbit.…
One Liners: Hipgnosis, Beastie Boys, BTS, more
A roundup of recent industry news, including a Hipgnosis signing, Blackstar London's LA office, a Beastie Boys documentary and new releases from BTS, The 1975 and Eminem.…
One Liners: Tokimonsta, B Traits, Universal, more
B Traits signs with LittleBig, Warner's Artist Services division gets new leadership, Universal UK launches The Square, and a range of new releases are announced.…
Former Guvera boss banned from managing Australian corporations for two years
Darren Herft, former CEO of the failed streaming service Guvera, has been disqualified from managing corporations for two years by Australia's corporate regulator.…
Songkick appoints joint MDs, Aaron Randall and Bill Ashton
Warner Music has appointed Aaron Randall and Bill Ashton as joint Managing Directors of Songkick, replacing CEO Mark McIntyre, who steps down this summer.…