Daily News & Analysis Feeds - 2022
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January 27, 2022 – Music Biz Member OpenPlay Names Jonathan Bender Chief Operating & Growth Officer
Creative asset and catalog management platform, OpenPlay has named Jonathan Bender as its Chief Operating and Growth officer. In this role, he will oversee client operations, as well as OpenPlay’s expansion into new markets both in the U.S. and worldwide. “OpenPlay is by far the most advanced platform supporting both major labels and independents, and… Read More
January 26, 2022 – Music Biz Member Utopia Music Names Rosa Asciolla VP, Global Artist & Creator Community
Music-minded financial tech company, Utopia Music has announced the appointment of Rosa Asciolla as the company’s VP, Global Artist and Creator Community. Based in Los Angeles, her appointment expands the company’s footprint on the U.S. west coast. Asciolla joins Utopia after serving nearly 10 years with Spotify, most recently as Head of North America, Artist… Read More
January 25, 2022 – Music Biz Member Adva Mobile Introduces Auto-Reply Message Option
Creator-focused mobil marketing platform, Adva Mobile has announced the addition of a new custom autoresponder message option to their popular marketing platform. Each artist can use their own unique text number, and the auto-response is triggered when fans send an artist-defined keyword to said number. This new option will serve as the center of artists’… Read More
January 20, 2022 – Music Business Association Announces “The Bizzy Awards” for Music Biz 2022
New awards will honor music industryinnovators & advocates for change on Wednesday, May 11 January 20, 2022 — The Music Business Association (Music Biz) announces that it has reimagined its annual awards presentation to honor the B2B nature of the organization and its membership. The Bizzy Awards (The Bizzys) will be held on Wednesday, May… Read More
January 20, 2022 – NEW MEMBER PROFILE: Venture Music
Today we welcome Venture Music as our newest Music Biz member company! Venture is a marketing collective created for the modern music industry, specializing in custom-built marketing plans to help clients reach and engage their fans across the digital landscape. The company combines innovative direct-to-fan marketing strategies, implementation of digital advertising spends, social media management,… Read More
January 20, 2022 – Music Biz Member Capitol Music Group Names Arjun Pulijal President
Capitol Music Group has announced the promotion of Arjun Pulijal to President. In this new role, he will work closely with company Chair & CEO, Michelle Jubelirer, to lead the company and plan its future direction. Pulijal has worked for Capitol for nine years prior to his promotion, most recently as SVP of Marketing for… Read More
January 18, 2022 – Music Biz Member RCA Appoints Gary Gorman as SVP, Rock Formats Promotion
RCA Records has announced that Gary Gorman has joined the label’s team as its new SVP of Rock Formats Promotion. In this role, he will oversee all Rock radio formats for the label including Rock, Alternative and AAA. Based in LA, Forman will report to RCA’s Co-Head of Promotion, Keith Rothschild. Prior to this appointment, he served as SVP,… Read More
January 18, 2022 – SoundExchange and Music Business Association Present A Four-Part Event Series On The Future Of Monetization In The Music Industry
**Updated 5-18-22: Session #2 in the series, “Monetizing Music Streaming in Apps & Emerging Tech,” has been announced for Wednesday, June 8 — click here to learn more + register.** WASHINGTON – January 18, 2022 – SoundExchange, in partnership with the Music Business Association (Music Biz), announces a four-part virtual event series centered on the… Read More
January 13, 2022 – Music Biz Member The Orchard Bolsters Executive Team in Africa
The Orchard has announced the appointment of three key executives to bolster its team in Africa. Mpumi Phillips will serve as the company’s Director of Distribution, and will lead their office in Johannesburg, South Africa.She joins The Orchard with nearly two decades of industry experience, starting as a label manager for Ghetto Ruff and serving… Read More
January 12, 2022 – Music Biz Member CD Baby Reaches $1 Billion In Artist Payouts
Independent music distributor, CD Baby has revealed that it has paid out more than $1 billion in artist royalties since its founding in 1998. According to the company’s announcement, this is the result of more than one million artists distributing over 10 million tracks via the CD Baby platform. “For us, it’s not just about… Read More
