Music Business News: North America

Dave Stewart joins Music Gateway’s advisory board

B2B A&R portal set for growth

Shamrock readies $250m acquisition fund – and eyes music rights

Both music publishing and master rights opportunities on the table

Warner Music Group just spent $1bn on A&R within 12 months

Major posts highest Q4 and Q1 A&R spend for seven years

UMG’s $1m Fame House acquisition shows ‘evolution beyond music rights’

Fame House works with Pearl Jam, Ice Cube and Eminem

Universal acquires digital agency Fame House from SFX in $1m deal

Clients include Eminem, Ice Cube and Tiesto

Universal appoints Gautam Srivastava as EVP of Human Resources

Lucian Grainge welcomes HR expert from Shutterfly Inc

Cherrytree partners with Warner’s ADA after splitting with UMG

Label finds new partners after ending Interscope deal last year

Warner/Chappell boss Jon Platt joins Midem line-up

Platt joins Tim Westergren, Daniel Glass and Stu Bergen