News Concord hires Jeff Van Driel as General Manager, Global Administration Exec spent 11 years at classical label and distributor Naxos
News BDi Music signs Robert Primrose to global publishing deal He has produced soundtracks for brands such as Honda and Sanctuary Spa
News Duff Berschback named Executive Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs, Concord Music Publishing He was previously at Sony/ATV Nashville for 13 years
News Live Nation, AEG, CAA, WME, Paradigm and UTA ‘recommend large scale events through the end of March be postponed’ due to Coronavirus Companies have also set up a global COVID-19 task force
News Marathon Artists Director of A&R Jaimie Hodgson exits, launches new venture Found Management He will also explore new ventures in the publishing and records sectors
News Stefan Max promoted to Senior Vice President of A&R for Warner Records His first signing to the label is alternative artist, Sub Urban
News Spirit Music Group inks publishing deal with Christopher ‘Tricky’ Stewart Spirit will administer his future works
Interviews What’s it like to be a music company in the middle of the Coronavirus lockdown in Italy? Artist First founder Claudio Ferrante on life and business under Coronavirus lockdown in Italy
News Former SYCO A&R Russell Hunt to head up Tigerspring’s UK expansion; first signings announced Company was founded in 2007 by Christian Møller and Søren Winding
News Pro Music Rights sues ‘the entire music industry’ for allegedly ‘running an illegal cartel’ Lawsuit was filed in Connecticut federal court Monday (March 9)
News Kobalt promotes Julie Hurwitz & Rob Christensen to Co-Heads of Synch & Brand Partnerships They will be responsible for overseeing Kobalt Music Publishing's global sync team
News TikTok launches ‘Transparency Center’ – but the NMPA blasts service for ‘not using music legally’ New facility to allow 'outside experts' to see how the platform moderate content on the platform
News Lila Gerson joins talent agency APA as SVP-Strategic Marketing & Brand Partnerships Exec most recently served as SVP, Global Marketing & Communications at Nielsen Entertainment
News Concord signs global publishing deal with producer & songwriter Cam Blackwood He produced both of George Ezra’s UK No.1 albums