Category: Business, Radio and Music Industry News
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SoundExchange Promotes Richard Conlon to New Development Role
SoundExchange announced today, September 19, that Richard Conlon will be promoted to the position of chief corporate development officer.[caption id="attachment_201885" align="alignleft" width="350"] Richard Conlon[/caption]As chief corporate development officer, Conlon will oversee business development strategies and lead the company’s efforts to expand its line of services for artists, labels, music publishers, and licensees. His previous role…
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Republic Records Promotes Simon Katz to VP of A&R and Staff Producer
Simon Katz has been promoted by Republic Records to be Vice President of A&R and Staff Producer. The announcement was made earlier today by EVP Rob Stevenson.Since being part of the label as Senior Director of A&R and Staff Producer in 2015, he had signed and developed many artists. Some of the artists include Dagny,…
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New Indie Streaming Service Humbolt Promises A Different Model
Humbolt, a new ‘ethical’ streaming music service promising greater revenue for artists and focusing on indie content, has launched recently in the hopes to provide a streaming business model with higher returns for artists than other sreaming services. For example, industry titan Spotify pays artists roughly $0.00437 per stream, while the lion’s share of revenue…
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Music Industry Favors EU Passing Copyright Reforms
The European Parliament has voted to approve the controversial Article 13 digital copyright reforms, which promise to make internet platforms liable for the user-generated content published on their sites. […]
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Streaming Service Plex Partners With TIDAL
Plex, the global media company, has announced its new partnership with TIDAL to add music service to its app.This new partnership offers discounted access to TIDAL’s music catalog which has over 60 million tracks and 244,000 music videos for Plex Pass subscribers. The Plex Pass is the company’s own subscription program. In this subscription, subscribers…
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Brexit Uncertainty Stokes UK Music Industry Concerns
[caption id="attachment_201294" align="alignnone" width="400"] Geoff Taylor, BPI[/caption]Despite record highs for British music exports, industry insiders are worried about the consequences of the Brexit on the UK music industry. The biggest issue at stake is uncertainty over the exact consequences to expect.Recently, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has noted the need for a ‘strong’ deal with…
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Moonves Out as CBS CEO
[caption id="attachment_201400" align="alignnone" width="768"] Mike Windle/Getty Images[/caption]As of Sunday night, it has been announced that CBS CEO Leslie Moonves will be leaving CBS following a growing series of allegations of sexual harassment and assault.In a July 27th New Yorker exposé, several women had published accusations of Moonves’ sexual misconduct, followed quickly by CBS’ hiring of two New…
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According to Memos, Jon Platt Set to Leave Warner/Chappell for Sony/ATV
It has recently been reported that Jon Platt, Chairman/CEO of Warner/Chappell Music, will be leaving before year’s end.[caption id="attachment_201652" align="alignleft" width="273"] cr: Nadav Kander[/caption]Industry insiders expect Platt to helm Sony/ATV to succeed Martin Bandier, whose contract expires in April of 2019.Internal memos obtained by Variety comment on the departure. In the memos, Warner Music Chief…
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Nashville Mourns Passing of Music Veteran Roy Wunsch
[caption id="attachment_201208" align="alignnone" width="400"] Submitted photo[/caption]Veteran Nashville music executive Roy Wunsch, whose 30-year career advanced the careers of many influential country stars, has passed away in Nashville on Friday after a long struggle against Alzheimer’s disease. Wunsch, 75, worked with and promoted the careers of Tammy Wynette, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and Dolly Parton among…
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Spotify Launches Second Series of ‘Who We Be Talks’
[caption id="attachment_201251" align="alignleft" width="258"] Spotify Logo[/caption]The second series of Spotify’s original podcast series ‘Who We Be Talks’ arrives September 20th. This series will differ from the podcast’s initial 11-episodes earlier this year. There will be new lifestyle content, a different presenter line-up, and the show now appears every week. It will expand to 50 episodes.The…
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Spotify’s Direct Licensing Deals Fuel Industry Tensions
[caption id="attachment_201251" align="alignnone" width="355"] Spotify Logo[/caption]While around 80 percent of the music business is controlled by three massive conglomerates Universal, Sony, and Warner, a new Spotify endeavor may disrupt business-as-usual in the music industry. Over the last year, Spotify has struck direct licensing deals with a small but increasing number of independent artists, providing these…
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YouTube Music Launches New Student Plans
Spotify and Apple’s newest rival YouTube Music has just launched their own student plans.YouTube Music is now available to college students for $4.99 a month compared to their regular price at $9.99 a month. And YouTube Premium is $6.99 a month for students while the regular price is $11.99 a month. In addition, eligible university…
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Amazon Music’s ‘Produced By’ Pairs Producers With Notable Artists for Original Content
Amazon Music is launching a brand new series, ‘Produced By’, aiming to pair famous producers with top artists for exclusive releases available only on its platform.[caption id="attachment_201757" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Produced By Matt Ross-Spang[/caption]First collaboration on the docket is an original song, ‘Leftovers’, produced by Matt Ross-Spang with Margo Price. The Matt Ross-Spang series will continue…
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New Elektra Music Group Names Vice President, Senior Director
[caption id="attachment_201260" align="alignnone" width="400"] Courtesy of Elektra Music Group.[/caption]Elektra Music Group, a newly formed stand-alone music company under Warner Music Group, is set to launch on Oct. 1 and has announced two additions to its A&R Team, Will McDonald (above, left) and Shawn Cohen (above, right). McDonald and Cohen will report to Elektra Music Group…
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Spotify’s Vanja Primorac Joins UTA
Vanja Primorac has been hired by United Talent Agency as an executive focused on Music Innovations.In this newly created role, she will identify and execute marketing, distribution and platform partnership.Primorac previously worked at Spotify, where she was an Artist Marketing Representative. She worked with managers, independent and major labels on streaming strategies and marketing Campaigns.In…
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Streaming Global Adds Richard Oesterreicher as CEO
[caption id="attachment_212674" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Richard Oesterreicher, CEO of Streaming Global[/caption]Streaming Global continues growing with a significant hire. The company is announcing the appointment of Richard Oesterreicher as its new chief executive officer.Richard brings 30 years’ experience building technology businesses with world class teams focused on innovation in 3D computer graphics, digital media streaming, and Internet scalability. His experience…
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Spanish Broadcasting System Inc. Organizing Events Around Fiestas Patrias
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) is organizing events around Fiestas Patrias, a festival celebrating Mexican Independence and the independence of other Latin American countries (including Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Chile), in major cities.SBS stations in Los Angeles, Chicago, and the Bay Area will all participate in conjunction with community…
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Karen Buse Joins BMI as Managing Director of European Society Relations
BMI has a newly appointed Managing Director of European Society Relations – Karen Buse. Previously Buse held a distinguished 28-year career as a PRS for Music executive and will be joining BMI effective immediately in this newly created role.Her position will involve Buse working with European and global performing rights organizations to maximize BMI’s international…
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Kobalt CTO Discusses Tech Horizons In Music Industry
[caption id="attachment_201618" align="alignnone" width="400"] Music Week Tech Summit 2018[/caption]In advance of his keynote at the Music Week Tech Summit, Kobalt’s chief technology officer Rian Liebenberg opened up to discuss what’s next for technology and the digital revolution:’We are still at the early stages of understanding how technology can be leveraged to simplify distribution at global…