Chumba Music has also hired Aaron Sander as Head of A&R
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Richelle Parham named President of Global E-Commerce and Business Development at Universal Music Group
Exec joins UMG from WestRiver Group, where she served as Managing Director
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Russ Tannen promoted to President at DICE as company expands presence in New York
Ticketing platform is adding over 20 roles across marketing, operations and artist partnerships
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Sony Music Group’s $100m Global Social Justice Fund supports 90 new organizations
Towalame Austin says latest round of funding is “our most diverse and expansive yet”
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DistroKid is now distributing over a million new tracks every month
DistroKid also says that it distributes ’30-40%’ of all new music in the world
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Why’s Believe’s going public? And what it’s going to spend $600m on?
The last time there was a headline-grabbing music industry IPO attempt in France, it was a flop. When Deezer tried to float and raise around $400 million on the Paris Euronext back in 2015, its bid crashed and burned. Now, for the first time in six yea…
Apple Music exclusives are back: This time with Scriptonite, one of Russia’s biggest rap stars
Khazakhstan-born Scriptonite releases via his own label, Musica 36
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Social app Clubhouse launches on Android
Beta version available to Android users in the US, other countries to follow
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Nigeria’s Mavin Records launches executive talent program, Mavin Future Five
The Mavin Future Five program will equip five 18-23 year olds with training, mentoring and internships
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Lauren Wirtzer-Seawood joins SoundCloud as Chief Content and Marketing Officer
Most recently, Wirtzer-Seawood served as President of UnitedMasters
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