The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) In The News

A2IM renews contract of CEO Richard James Burgess, makes raft of promotions

Lisa Hresko upped to General Manager and Sheryl Cohen to Head of Strategic Planning

Indie labels loathe Spotify’s Discovery Mode – but DIY giants are loving it

Believe and TuneCore have been testing Spotify's Discovery Mode tool

US music industry leaders hammer Twitter for ‘rampant theft’ in joint letter on day of social media hearing

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is giving testimony to Congress today in a hearing about the promotion of misinformation and extremist content on social media platforms

News

Victor Zaraya promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Concord

Exec has served as Concord’s Chief Revenue Officer since April of 2020

News

Jim Mahoney promoted to SVP, Member & Partner Success at Merlin

He steps up from his previous position as VP, Global Operations

News

Jake Wisely joins Concord Board of Directors, Jim Selby to become Chief Publishing Executive

Wisely co-founded Concord in its modern-day guise

News

Victor Zaraya named Chief Revenue Officer at Concord

Zaraya will work across Music Publishing, Recorded Music and Theatricals

Interviews

‘A&R is about giving a voice to artists that you believe are important.’

Omnian Music MD Jane Abernethy discusses working with artists and A&R and the challenges and developments she’s experienced in the independent music sector