Mr Eazi’s talent incubator emPawa Africa launches second phase of funding and mentoring program

Mentors include Diplo, afrobeats producers E. Kelly, Juls and GuiltyBeatz, South African rapper Kwesta and others
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10K Projects, Create Music Group make strategic investment in management & digital agency, Homemade Projects

Deal includes launch of Homemade Records JV, to be distributed through Caroline
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Apple in talks with Spotify to enable music playback control via Siri- report

A report in the The Information cites “three people familiar with the discussions”
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AWAL dedicates £50,000 & mentoring program for PRS Foundation’s Women Make Music fund

AWAL and PRS Foundation team up for Women Make Music Fund
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iHeartMedia teams up with publisher Group Nine Media for exclusive podcast content

Partnership to kick off with two new original podcasts from Group Nine brands NowThis and Thrillist
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Warner Records names Jason Heller as Senior Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs

Exec was previously Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs at RCA
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Plácido Domingo, Chairman of global recorded music industry body IFPI, accused of sexual harassment

Nine women accuse exec of sexual harassment
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This multi-billionaire media tycoon is pumping $500m into a new L.A-based music company. Why?

Haim Saban, with a net worth in the region of $3bn, is making a major play in music
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