Music Business News: North America

Keeping the spirit of music alive beyond the pandemic

Dave Rogers of audio giant HARMAN on the success of live-streamed events and how technology has helped power the live experience at home during the pandemic

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Jay Z named Chief Visionary Officer of new cannabis company, TPCO Holding Corp

Jay-Z and Roc Nation to lead company's brand strategy and marketing

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Big Hit’s Weverse app has been key to its $400m pandemic success. Now it’s expanding the tech to Universal Music Group artists.

Gracie Abrams, Alexander 23 and YUNGBLUD to become first US-signed artists to get Weverse fan communities

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Roc Nation teams with United Entertainment Group to form global licensing agency, Roc Nation United

Company was established to identify, develop, market and implement global licensing and brand opportunities

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Music is now a ‘full blown category’ on Twitch, as Amazon-owned firm recruits for Head of Artist Relations

New job ad reveals more about Twitch's ambitions in music, as platform's Music Directory launches

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Warner is signing double the number of artists via AI-driven A&R tool Sodatone than it did last year. Now, it’s hired a global head of Data Science.

Data science expert Dr. Kobi Abayomi will lead analytics globally across WMG

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Tuhin Roy exits SVP of Innovation role at Universal Music Group to join TikTok rival Triller

Roy joined UMG as Vice President of New Digital Business in 2017

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Christopher Hicks appointed Chief Innovation Officer at Quality Control Music parent QC Media Holdings

Hicks will focus on identifying, developing, and launching new partnerships and services across Film, TV, Digital, Music Master, Music Publishing and Technology