Music Business News: North America

Island Records Promotes Steven Rowen to SVP, Head of International Marketing

Rowen will continue to lead global marketing strategies across the Island roster

Warner Music Canada inks exclusive worldwide distribution deal with indie label Chaos Club Digital

Chaos Club Digital is a Vancouver-based music and technology company

After raising $34m, beatBread strikes 11 new distributor partnerships across North America, Europe and Africa

Company inks 'white label agreements' with 11 music distributors

Deezer to expand in Germany via partnership with broadcaster RTL

Spotify rival looking to employ the same strategy it used in Brazil, Deezer’s No.2 market

iHeartMedia revenues reach $954m in Q2, up 11% YoY

Podcast revenues surge 60% to $86 million

Warner Music Group revenues up 12.1% in calendar Q2; recorded music streaming up 2.7%

A mixed bag of results for Warner, but double-digit increase achieved nonetheless – even as ad-funded streaming growth slows

Luke Armitage promoted to Senior Vice President of Astralwerks

Armitage was previously Vice President of Marketing for Astralwerks

Robert Gibbs joins UTA as a Partner and Co-Head of Atlanta office

Exec was most recently the Head of Music at ICM Partners