Posts by Jack Needham

Anderson .Paak signs with PPL for international neighbouring rights collections

Anderson .Paak has won four Grammy Awards

Roblox to host ‘first of its kind’ virtual concert with Tai Verdes

Tai Verdes will perform his newly released single, Let’s go to Hell, as part of a four-song concert

Downtown Music Services makes raft of US senior promotions

Kasey Fries, Geoff Halliday, Bryan Mooney and Ray Tapia promoted

UK-based music video app TagMix inks licensing deal with Warner Music Group

Access to WMG’s touring artist roster provided as part of deal

Jasmine Hsiao appointed Managing Director of Warner Music Taiwan

Carol Chu also named International Marketing Director and Catherine Chien as Senior Domestic Marketing and Business Development Director

Taylor Testa promoted to Vice President, A&R, at Universal Music Publishing Group

Testa works closely with many of UMPG’s writers and artists, including Zedd, Kid Harpoon and more

Rawan Al-Dabbas appointed MENA Regional Director at IFPI

Al-Dabbas will lead IFPI’s work across the region

FADER Label launches management division, makes raft of new appointments

Roster includes shallou, James Ivy, Del Water Gap and more

Deezer strikes long-term strategic partnership with German broadcaster RTL

RTL+ customers will be able to access Deezer’s premium features and recommended content

Warner Music launches Atlantic Records Benelux

Sander Stijnen and Ixia Verdooren will head up the new label

Primary Wave buys stake in publishing catalog of the Waterboys’ Mike Scott

Included in the deal are hits like Fisherman’s Blues and This Is the Sea

Mischa Daniels named Vice-President of A&R at Reliant Music Europe

The hire expands the independent A&R and song management company's team in Europe

Chris Gobalakrishna and Jonathan Serbin named Co-Presidents of Warner Music Asia

Gobalakrishna and Serbin will accelerate the company's strategy in the region over the coming years

Mary Viscomi joins financial management platform Voly as Head of Music

Viscomi joins Voly from talent management company YMU

‘The artists you stick with for a long time are those who understand that there are ups and downs.’

Verdigris Management founder Sam Denniston on managing two of the UK’s most acclaimed dance acts, life away from labels and avoiding the blame game...