Daily News & Analysis Feeds - 2022
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April 28, 2022 – Music Biz Member Interscope Records Promotes Tim Glover to Executive Vice President of A&R
Interscope Records has named Tim Glover as the company’s new Executive Vice President of A&R. Glover started his career in the music industry as a college rep at Universal Music Group and a field marketing rep at Universal Music Group Distribution. Since joining Interscope Records in 2014, Glover has worked with a roster of more… Read More
April 27, 2022 – Music Biz Confirms Program For First-Ever NFT & Metaverse Summit At Music Biz 2022 Conference
As the events of recent years forced our industry to establish new revenue streams, NFTs and other metaverse applications have become a hot topic of discussion as a future way for artists to profit off the music they create. In our first-ever program dedicated to these new opportunities in the digital ecosystem, attendees will get… Read More
April 25, 2022 – Music Biz Confirms 2022 Metadata Summit Agenda, Keynotes From Kim Beauchamp (UMG/DDEX) and ADA
11th annual program presented by OpenPlay; Supported by DDEX, Exactuals and Verifi Media April 25, 2022 — The Music Business Association (Music Biz) today confirms the makeup of its 11th annual Metadata Summit taking place 10 am – 3 pm CT on Wednesday, May 11 at the JW Marriott Nashville during the Music Biz 2022… Read More
April 25, 2022 – Music Biz Member SoundCloud Announces Artists Named To “First On” Class of 2022
Next-generation music company, SoundCloud has named the nine artists that will participate in its First on SoundCloud 2022 class: EKKSTACY, Isabella Lovestory, Kelow LaTesha, KenTheMan, Nezi Momodu, Pote Baby, riela, ROSEMARIE and TITUS. The artists will work directly with SoundCloud to co-produce “tangible, career-defining moments” such as exclusive artist interviews, photoshoots, and other original creative… Read More
April 21, 2022 – Music Biz Member Capitol CMG Names Phil Thornton SVP
Capitol Christian Music Group has named Phil Thorton as their new Senior Vice President. In this newly created role, he will focus on signing talent and overseeing label, media & touring partnerships that will lead to new business opportunities for the label. Thornton is set to start his new position on May 3, and will… Read More
April 21, 2022 – Music Biz Member Cinq Music Group Raises $100M For Catalog Acquisition, Int’l Expansion
Cinq Music Group has announced the injection of a $100 million funding round from parent company, GoDigital Media Group, to assist with Cinq’s future music rights acquisitions and expansion into new worldwide territories. Cinq’s repertoire currently includes more than 47,000 sound recordings, including music from Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee, Janet Jackson, Jason Derulo, Sean Kingston… Read More
April 20, 2022 – Music Biz Member Spotify Rebrands Greenroom As Spotify Live, Integrates Live Audio Into Main App
Roughly a year after launching its standalone social-audio app, Greenroom, Spotify has rebranded the livestream audio as Spotify Live. The company’s livestream content offerings are now available both in the dedicated Spotify Live app, as well as in the main app along with its music streaming and podcast capabilities. In a quote, Spotify says this… Read More
April 14, 2022 – Music Biz Announces Brunch Program And Interview with O.N.E the Duo, Sponsored by CMA
April 14, 2022 — The Music Business Association (Music Biz) today confirms the program for its Music Biz Brunch, taking place Tuesday, May 10 at 11 am CT during the Music Biz 2022 Conference at the JW Marriott Nashville. The ceremony will feature a conversation with and performance by mother-daughter singer-songwriter team, O.N.E the Duo,… Read More
April 13, 2022 – Music Biz Member Feed Media Group Is Hiring — Senior Full Stack Engineer
Feed Media Group makes it easy, fast and legal for businesses to use music to drive revenues by delivering the most engaging customer experiences. We deliver pre-cleared music—compiled by the industry’s best curators—complete with user analytics, payments to rights holders, and legal indemnification for our customers. Feed.fm powers music for the world’s leading brands including American Eagle Outfitters,… Read More
April 13, 2022 – Music Biz Member Sound Royalties Is Hiring: Administrative Assistant
Sound Royalties is an affiliate business of GoDigital Media Group that is dedicated to creating and delivering financial products that help sustain the music community. We have a deep appreciation for music and music professionals. We understand and provide the financing for music professionals to create their music, pay for the next project, go out… Read More
