Music Business News: North America

TikTok hires Cyber Security Expert Roland Cloutier as Chief Information Security Officer

Cloutier joins with over 30 years of experience in cyber security and law enforcement

An acquisition you should care about: Pex buys music rights platform Dubset in $25m+ deal

"This acquisition will immediately expand rights holders’ abilities to locate, protect, and monetize use of their catalog"

TikTok goes on Washington hiring spree, as US Senator proposes ban on app for Government employees

Multiple job postings spotted by MBW working in policy at ByteDance

UMPG Nashville ups Cyndi Forman to Senior Vice President, A&R

Exec is credited with signing and developing platinum artist Hunter Hayes

Michelle An elevated to Executive Vice President, Head of Visual Creative at Interscope

Exec originally joined Interscope in 2006

The global recorded music business generated over $50m a day last year – and more than $2m of it went to DIY artists

Midia Research's numbers suggest DIY artists took a 4.1% market share, with Universal Music Group on 30%

Anna Weisband named Vice President, Creative at Sony/ATV Nashville

Exec has previously worked at THiS Music

Reservoir partners with Americana & Roots music publisher One Riot; The Secret Sisters named as first signing

Companies will sign, develop, and look after the catalogs of songwriters