Chrysalis Records In The News

Dave Ayers appointed Executive Vice President, A&R at Peermusic

Ayers to lead Peermusic’s East Coast A&R and talent strategy

‘Being at every party does not mean that you’re the best executive. Not being at the party and actually cranking out hits means you’re the best executive.’

Tina Davis first made her name at Def Jam, where she discovered a young Chris Brown. She went on to work with superstars including Jay-Z, OutKast, Macy Gray, DMX, and is now President at EMPIRE, enjoying success with, amongst others, J Hus and Shaboozey

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Ex-Hipgnosis EVP James Cerreta named President for US and Canada at Peermusic

Cerreta, a founding Partner of Big Deal Music, previously worked with Mercury, Island Def Jam, Hollywood Records and Chrysalis Music.

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EVEN partners with Secretly Distribution, enabling artists to unlock direct-to-fan revenue

Since launching in April last year, EVEN has onboarded 80,000+ artists across more than 2,200 labels

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Lightroom has previously produced immersive events for Billie Eilish and Coldplay. Now it’s secured investment and IP from Reservoir Media to create more music experiences

Reservoir will provide 'best-in-class IP' for Lightroom’s immersive experiences

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200+ people sign letter objecting to UMG’s proposed takeover of Downtown, including 20 employees from Beggars Group and Secretly Group companies

Beggars Group boss Martin Mills and Secretly Group boss Darius Van Arman have both signed the letter to the EC, alongside 18 other Beggars/Secretly employees

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Reservoir strikes ‘multifaceted’ deal with indie label Fools Gold Records, including acquisition of several of its artists’ catalogs

Deal sees Fool’s Gold join Reservoir’s recorded music division

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Cherry Red acquires UK label Dome Records from directors Peter and Santosh Robinson

Among artists who have been released on Dome are Lulu, Beverley Knight, Incognito, Hil St Soul, the James Taylor Quartet