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October 11, 2022 – Music Biz Member Sony Music Nashville Names Nicole Marinake VP, Partnership Marketing & New Ventures
Sony Music Nashville has promoted Nicole Marinake to the role of VP, Partnership Marketing & New Ventures. In this capacity, she will work closely with the label’s regional Promotion and Artist Development team to expand its regional footprint in the branding space. Prior to this role, she served as SMN’s Sr. Director, Partnership Marketing for five years. Before this, Marinake worked with The Madison Square Garden Company and helped institute partnerships in the live music space with brands including Anheuser-Busch and JP Morgan Chase.... Read More
October 4, 2022 – Music Biz Member Warner Music Group Announces Partnership With OpenSea NFT Marketplace
Warner Music Group has entered a new partnership with NFT marketplace, Opensea to provide select label artists with opportunities to engage their fan bases in a Web3 environment. Per the partnership’s terms, WMG’s artists will get priority access to new OpenSea product drops, “improved discoverability,” custom landing pages, and a slew of safety & security features. “Fundamental to music’s DNA, is community – it’s artists and fans coming together to celebrate the music that they love,” said WMG’s Chief Digital Officer &... Read More
October 4, 2022 – Music Biz Member Rimas Publishing Named Publisher of the Year At Second Consecutive Billboard Latin Music Awards
Rimas Publishing, which is affiliated with the Rimas Entertainment label, was named “Publisher of the Year” for the second year in a row at the recent 2022 Billboard Latin Music Awards. The award was given to RSM Publishing, which represents the company’s ASCAP authors including international superstar, Bad Bunny. Rimas Music also took home the following six awards: “Hot Latin Songs” Record Label of the Year; “Hot Latin Songs” Record House of the Year; “Top Latin Albums”... Read More
October 3, 2022 – Music Biz Member The MLC Debuts “DURP” Portal For Independent Music Distributors
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) has unveiled its newest tool to help artists leverage their publicly available data set to maximize their royalty payments: the Distributor Unmatched Recordings Portal (DURP). The platform allows users to search the MLC’s data for their unmatched sound recordings, so they can more easily track the works they can register with the MLC to claim any outstanding royalty payments. Through the debut of the DURP portal, the MLC hopes to encourage more and more rightsholders to ensure their works are properly registered so they can receive royalties owed to them on time.... Read More
October 3, 2022 – Music Biz Member Infinite Catalog Announces New Bandcamp Integration
All-in-one music royalty accounting platform, Infinite Catalog has revealed a new integration with Bandcamp, allowing users with music & merch catalogs on that storefront to have their transactions automatically logged in their Infinite Catalog accounts. The company states this partnership will help catalog owners more easily track royalties and pay creators properly for their works. “Almost every catalog we work with uses Bandcamp,” said the company in a statement. “When we explained what IC does for our mutual customers,... Read More
September 29, 2022 – Music Biz Member Capitol Music Group Names Orlando Wharton EVP for Capitol; President Of Relaunched Priority Records
Capitol Music Group (CMG) has named A&R executive Orlando Wharton to an EVP role for the label. In addition, Wharton will serve as President of the Priority Records label, as the company looks to relaunch it as a platform to support Hip-Hop artists at all stages of their careers. Prior to joining the CMG team, Wharton worked in various A&R roles which saw him break and develop high-profile artists including Fetty Wap, Kodak Black and PnB Rock.... Read More
September 28, 2022 – Music Biz Member Warner Music UK Names Charlotte Saxe SVP, Legal & Business Affairs
Warner Music UK has announced that Charlotte Saxe will serve as the company’s SVP, Legal & Business Affairs, effective October 3. This new role will see her leading Warner Music UK’s legal and business affairs team, and she will report to Warner Music UK CEO, Tony Harlow. Saxe has worked with Warner Music UK for more than 15 years, and in that time oversaw signings for artists including Charli XCX, Ed Sheeran, Clean Bandit and Maisie Peters.... Read More
September 27, 2022 – Music Biz Member Moises Systems Names Industry Veteran Matt Henninger as VP, Sales & Business Development
AI audio and songwriting tools company, Moises Systems has Matt Henninger as its next VP, Sales and Business Development. In his new role, he will work with the company’s executive team to expand their current consumer application, and will lead efforts lead its expansion into the B2B market. A digital music industry veteran, Henninger previously led business development & Sales for both MediaNet Digital and SOCAN’s Dataclef, before most recently heading up the sales division for Audible Magic. “I’m truly thrilled to be joining a company that shares the same core values as I do,” said,... Read More
September 26, 2022 – Music Biz Member Warner Music Group Names Robert Kyncl As Next CEO
Warner Music Group has announced that Robert Kyncl will serve as the company’s next CEO. Kyncl and outgoing CEO, Steve Cooper will serve as joint CEOs for the month of January 2023, and Kyncl will take the helm by himself effective February 1. Prior to his appointment by Warner, Kyncl served 12 years as a major player in YouTube’s management team, and was key in helping the video platform both expand globally and launch paid premium subscription services.... Read More
September 26, 2022 – Music Biz Member YouTube Launches “Creator Music” Licensing Hub
Online video platform, YouTube has debuted a beta version of its new “Creator Music” hub in the U.S., allowing content creators on the platform to buy licenses for music used in their videos. The company touts the move as one that opens a new revenue streams for artists, and that video creators will keep the share of revenue they would usually make on videos without any music. Creators who choose not to purchase a license will be able to use songs in their content and share revenue with the track’s associated artist &... Read More
